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波音—麦道合并一事在大西洋两岸形成的紧张局面虽已解除,却留下了一些耐人寻味的问题。美国的两家公司合并,美国政府按法定的权力予以批准,而远在大西洋彼岸的欧盟不干。欧盟发出最后通牒:如波音不在7月23日前满足欧盟提出的条件,合并将被宣布为“非法”,并被处以最高为50亿美元(相当于合并后波音公司营业额的10%)的罚款。理由是这一合并违反了“欧洲的竞争原则”。至于欧盟究竟在多大程度上有权根据“欧洲的原则”去审批美国本土公司的
The tension in the formation of the Boeing-McDonnell merger on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean has been lifted, leaving behind some intriguing questions. The two companies in the United States were merged, the U.S. government approved it according to statutory powers, and the European Union, far from the other side of the Atlantic, quit. The EU issued an ultimatum: if Boeing does not meet the conditions imposed by the EU by July 23rd, the merger will be declared “illegal” and be fined up to $5 billion (equivalent to 10% of the combined Boeing company’s turnover). . The reason is that this merger violates the “European competition principle.” As to the extent to which the EU has the right to approve the “U.S. principles” of the U.S. companies