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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8684

14 April 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Commission suspends examination of proposed merger between Sony and Bertelsmann music publishing businesses

Brussels, 13/04/2004 (Agence Europe) - A spokesperson for European Commissioner Mario Monti confirmed on Monday that the European Commission has suspended its examination of the proposed merger between the music publishing activities of Bertelsmann (BMG) and Sony pending further information. The buffer date for reviewing the proposal (22 June) has therefore been deferred, Tilman Lüder said, without giving further details. Mr Lüder explained that the Commission hoped to receive further...

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