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UK and EU competition highlights: CAT refuses salmon CPO; DCMS Telegraph merger stance; UK housing subsidy route; WhatsApp AI interim measures; confectionery inspections; DG COMP appointment; State aid framework consultation

Published on: 16 April 2026

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DCMS publishes correspondence regarding the anticipated acquisition of Daily Telegraph; Secretary of State not minded to intervene

The Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has released correspondence setting out the Secretary of State’s initial view on Axel Springer’s proposed acquisition of Telegraph Media Group Holdings Limited. In considering whether to use her intervention powers under the Enterprise Act 2002 (EnA 2002), she assessed the public interest grounds applicable to newspaper mergers in section 58, including the need for accurate presentation of news, freedom of expression, and adequate plurality of viewpoints and media ownership within the UK. She also examined whether the obligation to issue a Foreign State Intervention Notice under EnA 2002, s 70A was triggered. Based on the material currently to hand, the Secretary of State is not minded to issue either a Public Interest Intervention Notice or a Foreign State Intervention Notice...

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