Lewis Crofts

April 21, 2026, 08:18 GMT | Insight National governments will have to identify “specific risks to a fundamental interest of society” if they are going to overrule EU regulators and intervene in mergers that affect banking, media or public security, according to draft guidelines seen by MLex. They explicitly warn states against defending favorite national companies, pointing to the European Commission’s “particularly close” scrutiny of moves to hinder foreign acquirers.

March 27, 2026, 16:27 GMT | Insight EU digital regulation doesn’t unfairly target US companies and is designed to protect the user experience of future generations, according to the bloc’s competition boss. Teresa Ribera underlined the need for "sincere engagement" from tech companies and not a "kind of permanent circumvention." EU digital regulation doesn’t unfairly target US companies and is designed to protect the user experience of future generations, according to the bloc’s competition boss.