As a matter of fact, in his statements reported by the press, Mr Albertini merely commented on facts in the public domain which had a European political dimension as they were directly linked to Unipol’s bid to take over the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL) and the European Commission was carrying out the checks required under Community law with regard to the legality of that takeover bid.
Faktiski, izsakot apgalvojumus, par kuriem ziņoja presē, G. Albertini vienīgi pauda savu viedokli par sabiedriskas nozīmes notikumiem, kuriem ir ietekme arī ES līmenī, jo tie ir tieši saistīti ar „ Unipol ” centieniem pārņemt „ Banca Nazionale del Lavoro ” („ BNL ”) un Eiropas Komisija saskaņā ar Kopienas tiesību prasībām pārbaudīja, vai šis pārņemšanas mēģinājums ir likumīgs.