History, he says, shows how difficult cross-border mergers in the car industry are and he doubts whether consolidation-the main reason for attempting such a deal-is politically possible in Europe.

他说，历史告诉了我们在汽车行业实现跨国并购是件多么艰难的事情，而且他对合并(试图进行这一交易的主要原因)在欧洲是否存在政策上的可能性也持怀疑态度。

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Bank analysts have long been expecting some cross-border bank mergers in Europe.

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But Canal Plus came up against the hostility in Europe to cross-border mergers.

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And Europe remains a difficult place for cross-border mergers in financial industries.

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