Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, the Union’s antitrust chief, hinted on Friday that she might have more targets in sight for the Merger Regulation Article 22, after the controversial EU law received the backing of the Union’s General Court this week.
Speaking at a news conference on Friday, Vestager said that the Commission might consider further mergers falling under the scope of the now-reinforced Merger Regulation. “We have a few acquisitions within our sights that may be relevant candidates for Article 22.