Policy May 1, 2026 2 min read Google News: EU Digital Markets Act EN

Commission Opens Consultation on New EU Merger Guidelines - EU Today

The European Union's antitrust regulators are poised to rewrite the rules governing cross-border mergers, launching a public consultation on proposed revisions to the EU Merger Regulation that could significantly alter the calculus for assessing horizontal and vertical market dominance. The updated guidelines are expected to introduce new metrics for evaluating market concentration and potential competition impacts. A final decision is slated for 2025. AI-assisted, human-reviewed.

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