Brussels, 19/01/2000 (Agence Europe) - Following contradictory reports in the press, the European Commission has spoken out on the hostile bid launched by the British mobile telephony group Vodafone Airtouch for the German firm Mannesmann.
The spokesperson for the Commissioner for competition said: "Vodafone Airtouch notified the transaction to the Commission on 14 January. The merger task-force will examine the market, in the regulatory one-month period ending 17 February, to see whether...