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Aircraft and transport. Almunia: "Blocking Ryanair's takeover of Aer Lingus wasn't a political decision"

Washington, USA - The European Commissioner for Competition defends Brussels' decision

The European Commissioner for Competition Joaquín Almunia, speaking with journalists during a visit in Washington to meet his US' counterparts of the Federal Trade Commission, commented the missed approval by the European Commission for the takeover of Aer Lingus by Ryanair (AVIONEWS). The decision, which arrived in late February 2013, put an end to the third attempt of acquisition of the legacy...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1151404
Rome, Italy, 04/12/2013 16:30
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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