The EU said Spanish laws granting the power to intervene in banking deals undermined the ECB and restricted the bloc’s ...

According to the EC, Spain's actions contravene European Union rules, potentially impacting the region's banking consolidation efforts.

Hit on the government’s argument line to make obstacles to the merger of the BBVA and Banco Sabadell. The European Commission ...

Spain Blocks Legal Merger of BBVA and Sabadell for Up to Five Years. After first three years Spanish cabinet will assess whether to hold the merger for another two. By . Elena Vardon.

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain's competition watchdog CNMC approved on Wednesday the proposed acquisition of Banco Sabadell by its larger rival BBVA, though the combined lender will have to accept ...

BBVA has submitted a series of commitments to Spain’s National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) to address antitrust concerns regarding its proposed merger with Banco Sabadell.

Spain's second-largest bank BBVA on Thursday announced a hostile takeover bid for smaller rival Banco Sabadell but the government vowed to block the move, which would create a European giant in ...

Spain's attempts to merge more of its troubled banks is being watched intently to see whether the government adopts a different approach, following the failure of the forced merger of seven ...

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is pursuing merger talks with smaller peer Banco de Sabadell, seeking another shot at a tie-up that could make it Spain’s largest bank after a previous attempt ...

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain's competition watchdog CNMC approved on Wednesday the proposed acquisition of Banco Sabadell by its larger rival BBVA, though the combined lender will have to accept several ...