Rossel's media acquisition of IPM approved with conditions in Belgium
( July 3, 2026, 15:19 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Rossel's acquisition of IPM has been granted conditional antitrust approval in Belgium after the media company agreed to preserve editorial independence and journalists’ protections. Belgium’s competition authority said in a statement on Friday that it cleared the deal subject to commitments including maintaining almost all French-language newspaper titles indefinitely, limiting content sharing and appointing an independent monitoring trustee. The press release is attached....
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