20/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - In an interview given to Le Monde, Jeffrey Immelt, successor to the acting President of General Electric, Jack Welsh, feels that the probability of a merger between GE and Honeywell is "none existent". In Europe, the anti-trust authorities are very careful with competition, in the United States, they are more concerned with consumer interests (…). We are surprised with the (European) Commission's conclusions, but it is, in fact, coherent with itself, he asserts. Furthermore, sources close to the dossier indicate that the decision by the Commission should logically arise on 3 July, as the Commission usually issues its opinion in this form of dossier "the Wednesday before the final deadline". This date corresponds with 4 July, but the College of Commissioners will gather that week on Tuesday 3 July in Strasbourg.