Brussels, 13/12/2002 (Agence Europe) - Commenting on the Commissioner Monti's merger reform proposals (see EUROPE 11 December p 9), Anna Diamantopoulou described them as constituting genuine reconciliation between cohesion and competitiveness in Europe. A spokesperson for Anna Diamantopoulou stated that Mario Monti has set about modifying the regulation that calls on companies requesting the Commission's green light for mergers that do not for the instant evoke this obligation for these...