JD.com gets EU warning in subsidy probe of Ceconomy purchase
By Lewis Crofts and Andrew Boyce ( July 22, 2026, 11:40 GMT | Insight) -- Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has received formal concerns from the European Commission over the role of foreign subsidies in its takeover of electronics retailer Ceconomy. The regulator said it had detailed the “objections” raised against the companies, and that they now have the chance to offer to remedy them.Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has received formal concerns from the European Commission over the role of foreign subsidies in its takeover of electronics retailer Ceconomy....
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