# Commission prohibits the Siemens-Alstom rail merger

Date: 2019

On 6 February 2019 the Commission prohibited Siemens’ proposed acquisition of Alstom’s rail business. France and Germany had backed a European champion against Chinese competition. The prohibition is a completed merger decision.

## People

- Margrethe Vestager: https://factrail.ai/people/margrethe-vestager

## Drivers

- Industrial-Policy Activism: https://factrail.ai/drivers/industrial-policy-activism
- Antitrust Pressure in Digital Markets: https://factrail.ai/drivers/antitrust-pressure-in-digital-markets

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alstom-m-a-siemens-eu-idUSKCN1PV1CO/
- https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_19_881

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-siemens-alstom-2019