Mergers: The Brussels Reform That Changes Everything
The European Commission is launching a decisive consultation on its future merger guidelines. Behind this still-draft text lies a profound shift in doctrine, with potentially very different consequences depending on the sector. Telecom, tech, media: each now has an interest in weighing in on this debate and closely monitoring the positions of its competitors. The European Commission has just opened a public consultation on a draft of new merger guidelines, with a deadline set for June 26, 2026. At this stage, nothing has been finalized yet: the Commission explains that this is a proposal intended to evolve. But the signal is clear. Brussels is launching the most significant reform of its merger control in twenty years, with a stated ambition: to adapt its doctrine to a more global, more technological,…