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Commission prohibits Siemens’ proposed acquisition of Alstom

ASIA Theodoros Benakis -
The European Commission has prohibited Siemens' proposed acquisition of Alstom under the EU Merger Regulation. The merger would have harmed competition in markets for...

France wants new EU competition rules

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
A French finance ministry official announced on February 5 that France will make proposals in the coming months to overhaul the European Union’s competition...

Merkel calls for ‘creative’ Brexit compromise

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
A way to break the deadlock over the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union has come from German Chancellor Angela Merkel. On February...

S&D Group welcomes efforts to save the nuclear deal with Iran

ASIA Theodoros Benakis -
S&D Group welcomed the creation by Germany, France and the UK of INSTEX, a long-awaited payment mechanism to facilitate legitimate trade between the EU...

Venezuela’s Maduro rejects EU ultimatum to call elections

AUSTRIA Theodoros Benakis -
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro rejected an ultimatum from European countries to call elections. In an interview with Spanish TV network Sexta, he said he would...
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