Brussels, 09/11/2000 (Agence Europe) - The Commissioner for Competition, Mario Monti, went to Berlin this week and during his visit he met several German politicians, including the Ministers of Finance, Mr. Eichel, and the Economy, Mr. Muller. These meetings allowed for exchanges of views on sensitive subjects regarding European competition, notably:
i) modernisation of the anti-trust rules (Article 81 and 82 of the Treaty). Germany backs most of the draft reform prepared by Mr. Monti and...