Telenor/GlobalConnect assets merger 2026

The Norwegian competition authority conditionally cleared Telenor’s acquisition of the Norwegian consumer business of GlobalConnect, which includes fibre infrastructure and around 140,000 retail customer contracts. To address competition concerns in the retail broadband market, the parties undertook to divest part of GlobalConnect’s fibre infrastructure and around 15,000 customer contracts as well as to open GlobalConnect’s fibre network to competitors

DHL eCommerce/Venipak merger 2026

The Estonian competition authority unconditionally cleared DHL eCommerce’s acquisition of Venipak, a parcel delivery company that primarily operates in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. DHL said that, through the transaction, it “will establish a fully owned presence in the Baltic region, combining Venipak's local infrastructure with its global network”.

Booking/eTraveli merger, EU 2023 (prohibited)

Update: The EU General Court upheld the European Commission’s 2023 decision to prohibit Booking’s proposed acquisition of eTraveli. In its judgment, the court endorsed the so-called entrenchment theory of harm that the Commission established for the first time in this case. The ruling comes at a crucial time for the Commission, as it seeks to finalise its draft revised merger guidelines, including guidance on the entrenchment theory of harm.

EU seeks consortia for AI gigafactories by November 2026

An EU-level call for tenders is seeking consortia to develop up to seven AI gigafactories capable of training and running very large AI models. Up to €10bn in EU and national public funding will support the initiative.

Explainer: EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)

EU member states must submit final payment requests under the €723.8bn Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) by 30 September 2026. This report explains how the RRF supports reforms and public investment across the EU through national recovery and resilience plans, which must allocate at least 37% of expenditure to the green transition and 20% to the digital transition.

Temu possible foreign subsidies (pending case)

The European Commission charged Temu and its owner, PDD Holdings, with a procedural breach under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation. The charges relate to the company’s failure to provide requested information during unannounced inspections that the Commission carried out at Temu’s premises in Ireland in December 2025.