Germany backs push for scale in EU merger considerations
By Lewis Crofts ( July 24, 2026, 08:58 GMT | Insight) -- The German government has thrown its weight behind the EU's proposed overhaul of its approach to mergers, saying a draft text is more geared towards the benefits of corporate scale. But it said more precision was needed around assessing the benefits to "security" and "market resilience" to ensure they remained grounded in economics.The German government has thrown its weight behind the EU's proposed overhaul of its approach to mergers, saying a draft plan is more geared towards the benefits of corporate scale....
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