Brussels, 11/10/2012 (Agence Europe) - The planned merger between EADS and BAE Systems for arms and aerospace, officially announced on 12 September (see EUROPE 10689), fell through on 10 October, the deadline given by the London Stock Exchange for its official notification, due largely to opposition from the German government, which feared the merger would be too expensive financially and socially and would lead to less German influence.
Berlin feared that the merger would lead to job...