Few minutes ago, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker was speaking at "EU Industry Days 2019" in Brussels, Belgium.
EC President Juncker said that the EU executive was not needlessly blocking corporate mergers, a comment seemingly aimed at complaints in France and Germany over its expected rejection of a merger between Siemens' and Alstom's rail businesses.
In a speech to industrialists, Juncker said the Commission had only ever blocked 30 mergers and approved over 6,0000.
Juncker added: " This is a message for those who are saying that the Commission is composed of blind, stupid, stubborn technocrats: 6,000 deals have been approved – only 30 were blocked. This shows that we believe in competition – as long as it is fair for all. We will never play politics or play favourites when it comes to ensuring a level playing field".
In a tweet, a spokeswoman summed up his message as: "We believe in competition as long as it is fair. We will not play politics when it comes to ensuring a level-playing field."
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