EU ANTITRUST REGULATORS PROPOSE REVAMP OF MERGER RULES AFTER SOME GOVERNMENTS CALL FOR CREATION OF EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS NEW RULES TO ALLOW SPEEDY EU APPROVAL FOR STARTUP DEALS CLAIMING INNOVATION BUT NOT IF BIG TECH IS INVOLVED INTERESTED PARTIES HAVE UNTIL JUNE 26 TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK BEFORE EU REGULATORS IMPLEMENT CHANGES TO MERGER RULES REVAMPED RULES AIM TO ALLOW COMPANIES TO ARGUE FOR DEAL BENEFITS RELATED TO INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY, RESILIENCE

2026-04-30

EU ANTITRUST REGULATORS PROPOSE REVAMP OF MERGER RULES AFTER SOME GOVERNMENTS CALL FOR CREATION OF EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS NEW RULES TO ALLOW SPEEDY EU APPROVAL FOR STARTUP DEALS CLAIMING INNOVATION BUT NOT IF BIG TECH IS INVOLVED INTERESTED PARTIES HAVE UNTIL JUNE 26 TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK BEFORE EU REGULATORS IMPLEMENT CHANGES TO MERGER RULES REVAMPED RULES AIM TO ALLOW COMPANIES TO ARGUE FOR DEAL BENEFITS RELATED TO INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY, RESILIENCE