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UniCredit-Commerzbank saga sets up clash as EU leaders call for scale-up

By Jean Comte ( March 18, 2026, 14:43 GMT | Comment) -- EU heads of state and government will this week make a push to incentivize the scale-up of European companies, with one eye on strategic areas such as finance. But the same leaders who are ready to endorse this statement might prove reluctant to consolidation when their national flagship companies face foreign takeover bids, as shown on Monday by Germany's reaction to the latest move on Commerzbank by UniCredit.EU heads of state and governments will this week call to refocus the bloc's approach to mergers, seeking to incentivize the scale-up of European companies....

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