Liberty Global-Ziggo deal : Commission takes control

The merger between the American cable specialist Liberty Global and the Dutch company Ziggo, announced in January, will be examined by the European Commission - whether or not the Dutch competition authority likes it. The latter considers it is more competent to deal with the matter since the stakes are mainly national. However, the EU executive announced, on 17 March, that it will take charge of the dossier, since the operation - due to the amounts concerned - was notifiable,…