Vivendi’s appeal against Lagardère gun-jumping probe sparks EU Council intervention
( October 26, 2026, 09:58 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Council of the EU, the institution that represents member states, is planning to submit observations in a court case opposing Vivendi to the European Commission, in order to defend to EU law related to merger control. A claim by the French company that the regulation should include exception for journalists from document seizure had been dismissed by the EU lower-tier court over the summer, but the plaintiff has appealed. The dispute regards the seizure of emails and messages by the regulator in the context of a gun-jumping probe in Vivendi’s acquisition of Lagardère.Document is attached. Case reference is C-862/26P....
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