Vivendi, Lagardère to get EU ruling in gun-jumping document probe on June 3
By Jean Comte and Lewis Crofts ( April 30, 2026, 12:11 GMT | Insight) -- Vivendi and its subsidiary Lagardère will get an EU court judgment on their challenge to a European Commission competition inquiry on June 3, MLex has learned. The legal proceedings, related to gun-jumping allegations regarding Vivendi's acquisition of Lagardère, raise key questions regarding the possibility for the regulator to seize personal messages or messages protected by rules protecting journalists' sources. Vivendi and its subsidiary Lagardère will get an EU legal ruling on their challenge to a European Commission competition inquiry on June 3, MLex has learned. ...
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