EU wants power to block foreign companies using state subsidies for takeovers: EU draft

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The proposal, which European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager will present on June 17, also targets companies operating in the bloc and benefiting from foreign subsidies to grow market share or underbid European rivals.

Such companies may have to sell assets to address distortions in the EU single market due to their foreign subsidies.