By Lewis Crofts ( October 23, 2025, 12:18 GMT | Insight) -- The European Commission still sees signs of "disguised protectionism" in how some governments meddle in M&A transactions, and it will act to ensure an integrated market in areas such as banking and insurance can emerge and spur growth, the EU's top competition enforcer said. Linsey McCallum, the acting director general of the executive's antitrust department, also said a deeper single market would lead to M&A enforcers defining markets more broadly. She highlighted continued scrutiny of territorial restrictions leading to price differences for consumer goods.The European Commission still sees signs of "disguised protectionism" in how some governments meddle in M&A transactions, and it will act to ensure an integrated market in areas such as banking and insurance can emerge and spur growth, the EU's top competition enforcer has said....
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