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- Finland, Ireland, the Czech Republic, Estonia, and Latvia oppose relaxing merger rules despite calls for leniency.
- The European Commission plans to revise merger regulations from 2004 and seeks April feedback.
- The five countries argue existing rules can support European champions without relaxing standards.
- They challenge telecom operators' claims that larger companies boost investment, saying evidence is inconclusive.
- They advocate resilience through sector-specific policies rather than changes to competition laws.
