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Business found guilty last year of paying a consultancy to secure €79.9m contract
Conglomerate Bouygues offloads 13% holding but remains largest shareholder
Aerospace group would face same EU hurdles that scuppered train company’s deal with Siemens
Pushback on UK supermarkets and Franco-German rail deals stands in contrast to US
Handing states the power to overrule decisions would destroy legal certainty
Brussels decided Siemens-Alstom deal was not needed to take on China
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The EU decision to block a proposed tie up between French and German train companies…
French finance minister brands decision ‘an economic mistake’
US conglomerate to pay €50m after falling well short of 1000-job target
EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager to recommend veto despite late concessions
Two companies submit revised plans in attempt to secure approval ahead of deadline this week
Brussels has days to evaluate new offer, having previously prepared to block merger
Rival Hitachi says companies are winning contracts but as yet pose little threat in Europe
Competition from China is no excuse for weakening antitrust rules
Companies argue Brussels has set bar too high to allow competition with China’s CRRC
Concessions offered not enough to allay ‘serious doubts’, says competition authority
Rare debate on how to foster ‘European champions’ as deadline for deals approval looms
Rail merger backers seek to convince Brussels of need to stand up to Beijing
EU regulators risk missing the point if they discourage local consolidation
Battle intensifies over companies’ plan to create European rail champion
Trial was final part of probe of suspected bribes paid to win contracts in Europe, north Africa and Asia
