The European Commission will defend its decision to block the merger of Deutsche Boerse AG (DB1.XE) and NYSE Euronext (NYX) against any legal challenges, a spokesman for the European Union's executive arm said Tuesday.

"We will defend our decision in court, it was the right decision," the spokesman said, adding that the merger would have had an adverse impact on derivatives trading.

Deutsche Boerse Monday described several aspects of the EU's Feb. 1 decision were "inaccurate."

-By Frances Robinson, Dow Jones Newswires; +32 2 741 1486; frances.robinson@dowjones.com

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