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Support for Fehmarn tunnel operator is not state aid, Denmark tells EU judges
The Danish government has told EU judges that its financial support for a company to build and operate an immersed tunnel across the Fehmarn strait to Germany does ... (more story)
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EU team watching public-procurement foreign subsidies set to get dedicated unit
The European Commission team scrutinizing foreign subsidies in public procurement will get a dedicated unit from tomorrow, as part of a reshuffle of the Directorate... (more story)
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Dealmakers eying EU M&A get stark warning in subsidy review of UAE telecom buyout
The European M&A landscape for companies backed by foreign states looks more complicated, in light of newly published documents that show the dealmaking of UAE tele... (more story)
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The risk that an energy-price spike may see companies exploit customers requires the attention of antitrust enforcers, but regulators are better prepared after past conflicts, Teresa Ribera said. The EU's comp... (more story)
An investigation into Spain's plan to grant €20.7 million in regional aid to carmaker Peugeot for investing in its existing plant in Vigo has been closed. In a formal notice issued Tuesday, the European Commis... (more story)
A UK probe into imports of titanium dioxide from China has started following allegations that imports of the material are being dumped into the market and harming the domestic industry. Separately China’s LB G... (more story)
China will promote more balanced trade by expanding imports and strengthening domestic demand, Commerce Minister Wang Wentao said Friday at a National People’s Congress press conference in Beijing, as a record... (more story)
Senior enforcers Maria Jaspers and Inge Bernaerts will move to new jobs in the EU’s competition department as the European Commission rotates some staff, MLex has learned. Jaspers, who has long led the EU’s ch... (more story)
Chinese Premier Li Qiang pledged Thursday to address employment challenges brought by artificial intelligence while ensuring the technology becomes a driver of job creation, underscoring Beijing's dual emphasi... (more story)
EU criteria for monitoring foreign investments in strategic ports will be set and market access possibly restricted under an EU ports strategy issued by the European Commission on Wednesday. The review of the ... (more story)
The European Commission is moving forward its search for the new director-general of its powerful competition department, agreeing Wednesday to publish an ad for the position, MLex has learned. Olivier Guersen... (more story)
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The outcome of the EU's foreign-subsidy review of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company's Covestro acquisition has few lessons to offer dealmakers in the way of certainty, given that the concessions extracted appeare... (more story)
China’s newly unveiled outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan draws the line clearly: any quick US-China trade détente won’t alter Beijing’s long-term course. A shift in tone — from the cautiously optimistic frami... (more story)
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and German chemicals company Covestro are optimistic of overcoming EU subsidy concerns over their merger, MLex has learned. The companies intend to formally submit remedies befor... (more story)
Just four months after taking office, the Lee Jae Myung administration has unveiled a sweeping plan to remake South Korea’s bureaucracy, setting the stage for one of the most consequential reorganizations in d... (more story)
Companies receiving foreign subsidies haven't secured much clarity on when their merger deal or public procurement awards risk being called in for review by the European Commission. The institution's draft gui... (more story)
Olivier Guersent has signed off as head of the European Commission’s powerful competition directorate, serving six different commissioners and witnessing the highs and lows of the bloc’s economic policies. In ... (more story)
The European M&A landscape for companies backed by foreign states looks more complicated, in light of newly published documents that show the dealmaking of UAE telecom operator Etisalat — known as e& — will fa... (more story)
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company must feel its path to EU foreign-subsidy approval for its 14.7 billion-euro takeover of Germany's Covestro has been smoothed by the European Commission’s clearance of another lar... (more story)