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Belgian financial regulator
Coverage of Belgian financial regulator in the Nexus archive.
- Political leak in postal merger may qualify as protected speech in EU
A Belgian opposition politician leaked confidential details about a proposed merger between postal companies Bpost and PostNL, leading to a fine for market abuse. Europe’s highest court ruled that such disclosures may qualify as protected speech if aimed at public debate over privatization, provided they are necessary and proportionate.