Siemens: Key to have dialogue based on trust with EU about Alstom deal

MUNICH (Reuters) - Siemens Chief Executive Joe Kaeser said on Monday it was important to have a dialogue based on trust with European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager about a planned merger of Siemens' and Alstom rail businesses.

France and Germany on Monday raised pressure on Vestager to approve the merger, warning that thwarting the proposed European champion would be a strategic error.

(Reporting by Joern Poltz; Writing by Michelle Martin; Editing by Thomas Seythal)

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