Claims of merger benefits must be based on ‘facts,’ EU national regulators say
By Andrew Boyce ( May 12, 2026, 19:26 GMT | Insight) -- New EU merger guidelines designed to account for the political and market realities of 2026 have been welcomed by national competition authorities in the Netherlands and Italy, though they cautioned that any claims of benefits stemming from mergers need to be grounded in evidence and fact. Meanwhile, Italian and French regulators welcomed the new guidelines’ promises to engage with merger benefits at an early stage in the review process.New EU merger guidelines designed to account for the political and market realities of 2026 have been welcomed by the bloc’s national competition authorities, though they cautioned that any claims of benefits stemming from mergers need to be grounded in evidence and fact....
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