Brussels, 10/05/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the European Commission decided to extend the duration of the preliminary investigation into the planned takeover bid by steel firm Mittal Steel for its European competitor Arcelor. The examination of Mittal Steel's offer, which was notified on 10 April, was initially due to end on 19 May, but the Commission, which intends to look into the arrangements proposed by Lakshmi Mittal's firm, has pushed back the date to 7 June. The hostile...