https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Tom Enders, the chief executive of aerospace group EADS, said Wednesday he was taken by surprise at the level of German opposition to the proposed blockbuster merger with BAE Systems. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121011/eads-boss-surprised-by-german-reaction-to-talks Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:29:00 +0200 eads-boss-surprised-by-german-reaction-to-talks Germany feared being left on the sidelines of any tie-up between European aerospace giant EADS and British arms maker BAE Systems, analysts say, after Berlin was blamed for blocking the deal. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121010/germany-triggers-collapse-in-aerospace-merger-talk Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:18:00 +0200 germany-triggers-collapse-in-aerospace-merger-talk Talks to merge aerospace group EADS and defence contractor BAE Systems are deadlocked, sources close to the talks said on Friday, with the governments of France, Germany and Britain at odds over the outcome. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121005/talks-tank-over-bae-and-eads-merger Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:50:00 +0200 talks-tank-over-bae-and-eads-merger The European aerospace groups EADS and BAE Systems are exploring a tie-up that would create a global giant, but rivals in the United States might try to scupper the deal. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121004/us-plans-could-sink-huge-arms-merger Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:07:00 +0200 us-plans-could-sink-huge-arms-merger A key player in European defence group EADS objected on Monday to its tie up with BAE Systems, saying that the terms of the effort to create the world's biggest aerospace group should be re-drawn. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121001/major-shareholder-grounds-eads-and-bae-merger Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:55:00 +0200 major-shareholder-grounds-eads-and-bae-merger A group of British deputies tasked with scrutinising defence policy announced on Monday an inquiry into the possible merger of BAE Systems with EADS. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120924/uk-mps-to-investigate-aerospace-merger Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:54:00 +0200 uk-mps-to-investigate-aerospace-merger French finance minister Pierre Moscovici said Monday that the merger of British arms maker BAE Systems and European aerospace giant EADS must be "examined thoroughly" in a process that "will take time". https://www.thelocal.fr/20120917/arms-company-merger-must-be-examined-thoroughly-says-moscovici Mon, 17 Sep 2012 19:49:00 +0200 arms-company-merger-must-be-examined-thoroughly-says-moscovici