By Lewis Crofts ( June 4, 2026, 11:40 GMT | Insight) -- Rigorous and detailed court review of EU merger decisions in line with the bloc’s legislation and the treaty powers insulates the European Commission from political winds, Koen Lenaerts, president of the EU’s Court of Justice, said. The regulator is redrafting guidance on how to assess M&A activity amid political calls for the bloc to support the emergence of larger “champion” companies. Lenaerts said the court wouldn’t be buffeted by political winds.Rigorous and detailed court review of EU merger decisions in line with the bloc’s legislation and the treaty powers insulates the European Commission from political winds, Koen Lenaerts, president of the EU’s Court of Justice, said....
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