The European Commission on Tuesday unveiled plans aimed at making cross-border banking mergers easier and reducing member states' powers to protect national banks from foreign takeovers.
The new rules would make it more difficult for governments to meddle with mergers in the banking, security and insurance sectors by requiring that foreign bids are assessed according to a set list of criteria.
"[The proposals] leave no room for political interference or protectionism," said intern...
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