[Opinion]: Don’t let France ruin the single market

Former European Commission Frits Bolkestein writes that European countries should welcome foreign takeover attempts, not legislate against them.

ESO: Background information: Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Application of Directive 2004/25/EC on takeover bids (COM (2012)347) http://www.europeansources.info/record/report-from-the-commission-to-the-european-parliament-the-council-the-european-economic-and-social-committee-and-the-committee-of-the-regions-application-of-directive-2004-25-ec-on-takeover-bids/

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