1.   Several news organizations then filed court papers seeking to open the proceedings, leading to the ruling Tuesday.

2.   The toastmaster opens the proceedings and keeps them flowing smoothly.

3.   Prior to the meeting, delegates spoke openly about their differences, and the summit itself was notable in its decision to open its proceedings to journalists.

4.   Legal proceedings were opened against various mayors including the reformist mayor of Dresden, Wolfgang Berghofer, although Berghofer himself was not personally suspected of election manipulation.

5.   Within one month of receiving the notification, the Commission has to decide whether to approve the merger or to open proceedings.

6.   The Commission is only likely to open proceedings if it has serious concerns about the impact of the merger on competition in the EC.

7.   Where the Commission opens proceedings, it then has a further four months in which to issue a final decision.

8.   The proceedings were opened by the Gloucester Diocese barrister, June Rodgers.