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European Commission opened consultation on review of EU merger guidelines

On 8 May 2025, the European Commission opened a public consultation on the review of the EU merger guidelines until 3 September 2025. The review will update the 2004 and 2008 EU merger guidelines, which govern the assessment of horizontal and non-ho…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2025-05-08
in consultation

On 8 May 2025, the European Commission opened a public consultation on the review of the EU merger …

2025-09-03
processing consultation

On 3 September 2025, the European Commission closes the public consultation on the review of the EU…

2026-04-30
in consultation

On 30 April 2026, the European Commission opened a consultation on draft EU merger guidelines, open…

2026-06-26
processing consultation

On 26 June 2026, the European Commission closes the consultation on draft EU merger guidelines inte…