Euronext is open to partnering with Deutsche Börse, according to Euronext CEO Stéphane Boujnah in an interview with the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung”.
Boujnah said that the two exchanges have a lot to offer each other, but a merger is not currently on the table. “Deutsche Börse wants to remain independent, and at the same time Euronext is not for sale” he explained. He noted that talks about a fusion had taken place in the past, but “those discussions eventually led nowhere”.
The backdrop to this conversation is the ongoing debate over a European “super market” exchange. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has recently called for a pan‑European stock exchange, but he and Boujnah have not met in person yet. “I have not had the opportunity to meet him, although I would very much like to” Boujnah told the newspaper.
Boujnah stresses that the responsibility for Europe’s financial future also lies with the companies themselves. “We need more interaction across all sectors to build joint projects-rather than waiting for directives from above. We can’t keep waiting for someone like Ursula von der Leyen, Friedrich Merz, or Emmanuel Macron to step in. We have to make it happen ourselves” he said.
