Research was trusted by Minister Soberón to provide the necessary evidence to consolidate sector-wide stewardship, secure universal access to heath care and integrate program management, all in a context of reduced health sector funding.
Many member states are restructuring the research sector, with smaller Member States expanding the numbers of new universities, and larger states regrouping and consolidating the sector.
The global agrochemical and seed industry is undergoing profound upheaval, with a spate of mergers and attempted mergers consolidating the sector and raising concerns about the future of the food system.
BRUSSELS — Lufthansa won provisional approval Friday for its takeover of Austrian Airlines after European regulators said that they were satisfied that the deal would not harm competition in the rapidly consolidating aviation sector.
We believe that Mears's operational strength will allow it to consolidate this sector organically or through acquisition.
One plank of the Conservative plan is to consolidate public sector offices, freeing up space and selling off or closing down surplus property.
The Chinese authorities are also looking to consolidate the sector and create stronger local champions, which means the global companies will be taking on fewer but more formidable competitors.
If the stress tests require the weakest landesbanks to seek European Union aid and loosen the grip of their state government shareholders, Mr. Schiereck said, "this would indeed help to consolidate the sector".
And at the Seoul conference, Guy Dolle, chief executive of Arcelor, the world's second-largest steelmaker, painted a terrifying picture for him, anyway of a gigantic Chinese steelmaker, pushing out 150m tonnes a year.Whether China's government will manage to consolidate the sector to this extent is questionable, given the strength of vested local interests.
The acquisition, if successful, would be the latest in a succession of deals in the rapidly consolidating global mining sector.
BERLIN — For nearly a decade, financial analysts have expected a wave of mergers and acquisitions to sweep Europe's fragmented telecommunications sector, consolidating the region's 102 mobile operators and creating a more efficient market.
