The $45 billion deal was blocked by European regulators in 2001.
Only because European regulators insisted on a more comprehensive study did the company start one.
European regulators have started to apply their own laws to American businesses.
Those items are among the 19 that do not concern European regulators and politicians.
That sale was cleared by European regulators earlier this week.
The European regulators, though, are already straining under other pressures.
European regulators say the United States is asking for too much control over the process.
Second, other European regulators do not agree on the regulator's tough line.
I have asked the European regulators to provide a report on what actually caused this blackout.
European regulators are also saying they are keeping an eye on the situation.