France: Officials want relaxed antitrust rules after Alstom buy (Competition Policy International)

France is calling for more lenient antitrust rules from the European Commission following the nation’s failed plans to create a new energy and transport conglomerate through a merger with Alstom.

Germany’s Siemens had battled with the US’s General Electric to merge with Alstom; Siemens, reports say, had sought to acquire Alstom’s …read more

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21st Century Competition. "France: Officials want relaxed antitrust rules after Alstom buy (Competition Policy International)." 21st Century Competition, 29 June 2014. https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/06/france-officials-want-relaxed-antitrust-rules-after-alstom-buy-competition-policy-international/.

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@misc{21st-century-competition2014, author = {21st Century Competition}, title = {{France: Officials want relaxed antitrust rules after Alstom buy (Competition Policy International)}}, year = {2014}, url = {https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/06/france-officials-want-relaxed-antitrust-rules-after-alstom-buy-competition-policy-international/}, note = {21st Century Competition} }
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