Brussels, 08/04/2014 (Agence Europe) - In a ruling returned on Tuesday 8 April (case T-319/11), the General Court of the EU confirmed the prohibition handed down to ABN Amro on making acquisitions. This prohibition was imposed by the Commission in 2011 in the framework of the recapitalisation of ABN Amro by the Dutch state due to the financial crisis.
Due to the crisis, the Dutch state decided to merge FBN and ABN Amro N to create a new legal entity, ABN Amro. These acquisitions, as well as...