Publication date
02 July 2026
In a joint statement on the European Commission’s draft Merger Guidelines, the Belgian Competition Authority and other European competition authorities of Mid-Sized EU Economies (MIDs) reaffirm that effective competition drives innovation, investment, competitiveness and sustainable growth in Europe.
The authorities support the robust, evidence-based approach to merger control set out in the draft Guidelines, and consider that they find the right balance in recognising substantiated wider benefits while avoiding a dilution of core competition principles.