Brussels, 04/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - Between 2000 and 2005, there was a 75% increase in the number of cross-border mergers in the energy sector, which come under the jurisdiction of the Commission, the Commissioner in charge of Competition explained on Saturday at the annual economic conference of Cernobbi, in Italy (see other articles). In her speech, Neelie Kroes pointed out that although the vast majority of merger cases take place with no government intervention, there have been...