Competition laws in Europe have already been partially harmonised. However, the merger control regimes of the EU and … having to file merger notifications in several European countries in parallel, or facing a referral request from a Member … State.Against this backdrop, it has been suggested that the merger control regimes across Europe could be fully harmonised …

? These three questions have been puzzling industrial economists since the end of the last century when the first great merger … economic research during the last decade as merger and acquisition activity became one of the most evident activities of firms …