We can confirm that we received the request last week. We are assessing it ... and expect to come to a conclusion in May.
I would say that the talks continue in a frank and constructive way with the aim of reaching a positive conclusion as quickly as possible.
will allow us to keep the lines of communication open.
The euro is alive and well. The euro is here to stay.
There are quite considerable differences between the two systems.
We actually prohibited the attempt by Visa to impose a similar rule in Europe,
The review is the preliminary stage and we have been offered undertakings.
The companies made proposals that have yet to be formalized.
The notification is not complete. We will wait until the companies send the missing information and start the clock again,
What we do when we investigate mergers is that sometimes we might feel the need to get more information on a given product or geographical market and we have to get that from the companies.
