Booking, eTraveli to get Sept. 9 verdict in challenge to EU merger veto
By Lewis Crofts ( June 10, 2026, 15:07 GMT | Insight) -- Booking Holdings will see EU judges decide on Sept. 9 whether the European Commission was right to block its takeover of online flight reservation company Etraveli, MLex has learned. The judgment will be significant because it indicates how far companies run the risk of merger intervention even when they buy a business in a neighboring market.Booking Holdings will see EU judges decide on Sept. 9 whether the European Commission was right to block its takeover of online flight reservation company Etraveli, MLex has learned....
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