Brussels, 21/01/2004 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, surprising nobody, the Council of Ministers adopted formally and without debate the new regulation of mergers with an entry into force of 1 May. The Member States had already reached agreement on this text last November. The new rules will allow companies to benefit from a relaxed timetable, to give them more time and opportunities to put their arguments together. They will also give greater clarity to the assessment criteria applied by...