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Political test looms as demands increase on EU’s new M&A guidelines

By Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst ( March 19, 2026, 12:43 GMT | Comment) -- It’s showtime for the EU’s new policy on M&A deals. On Wednesday, EU commissioner Teresa Ribera set out her plans to colleagues and faced requests to go even further in helping European companies stand up to global competition. With EU leaders set to give political direction in a communiqué this week, the litmus test will be whether the technical text marries with the tub-thumping political demands for more scale.Scale up. Drive innovation. Improve resilience. Compete globally. For the last 18 months, this has been the buzzword bingo of rethinking EU merger policy....

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