Ribera fights to safeguard rulebook after first year as EU competition chief
By Lewis Crofts ( November 28, 2025, 05:55 GMT | Insight) -- Teresa Ribera has defended Europe's power to regulate corporate activity — be it by tech companies or in M&A — as a "rule of law" issue, shrugging off pressure from within and without to water down the European Commission's approach. After a year in office, the EU commissioner cautioned against foreign meddling in enforcement, warned that simplifying rules shouldn't morph into "deregulation," and said merger law wouldn't be re-opened.Teresa Ribera has defended Europe's power to regulate corporate activity — be it by tech companies or in M&A — as a "rule of law" issue, shrugging off pressure from within and without to water down the European Commission's approach....
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