MADRID, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The Spanish government on Tuesday
widened restrictions on foreign takeovers of strategic Spanish
companies to also apply to bids coming from companies based in
other European Union countries, Economy Minister Nadia Calvino
told a news conference.
The restrictions, that will be in place until the end of
June and do not constitute a ban, are likely to affect the
potential acquisition of Spanish carrier Air Europa by
International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) among
others.
(Reporting by Inti Landauro and Belen Carreno
Editing by Andrei Khalip)