23/10/2019 (Agence Europe) – In France, the disappointment is palpable for newspaper publishers, on the eve of the entry into force of a law on neighbouring rights (partially transposing the European directive on copyright). In an open forum, 700 co-signatories - journalists, press editors and media personalities - deplore Google's refusal to grant a neighbouring right to newspaper publishers, using the exemptions allowed for headlines and an overview of a few words (see EUROPE 12335/12). It will be recalled that the French President reacted to this announcement by calling for the launch of a competition investigation (see EUROPE 12351/27). However, in an interview with Bloomberg, the current Commissioner and future Vice-President of the European Commission, Margrethe Vestager, said that, in her opinion, this was more of a copyright issue than a competition issue. (SPj)