Brussels, 18/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - Competition Commissioner Mario Monti deplored the criticism and the hasty conclusions made by the media on the subject of the European attitude regarding the merger between General Electric (GE) and Honeywell. He categorically denied allegations that reasons of a more political kind lay behind the veto from his services. "This criticism is not only unjustified but also hard to understand since the case has not been decided yet", he said.
I deplore the...