The German Government overrules on public interest grounds the Competition Authority's prohibition of a merger in the hospital sector (University hospital Greifswald / Regional hospital Wolgast)

Bongs, Katharina

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17 Apr 2008

The German Government overrules on public interest grounds the Competition Authority’s prohibition of a merger in the hospital sector (University hospital Greifswald / Regional hospital Wolgast)

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German Government, University hospital Greifswald / Regional hospital Wolgast, Press release, 17 April 2008 (German)

On 17 April 2008, the German Federal Minister of Economics and Technology approved the merger between the university hospital Greifswald and the regional hospital Wolgast, thereby overruling the German Federal Cartel Office’s (FCO) prohibition of the transaction in December 2006. Under German

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Katharina Bongs
Van Bael & Bellis (Brussels)

Belgium 24 contributions 4443 visits

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Katharina Bongs, The German Government overrules on public interest grounds the Competition Authority’s prohibition of a merger in the hospital sector (University hospital Greifswald / Regional hospital Wolgast), 17 April 2008, e-Competitions State intervention, Art. N° 44864

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