similar commitments before with little implementation this time around however the stakes are higher insufficient action could pave the way for further escalation. looks like the last major hurdle is gone reports the u.s. has cleared the mega merger between buyer and monsanto the share prices skyrocketing today farmers fear the same for seed prices a deal would hand the companies a monopoly that's why officials have insisted by divest additional assets the german drugs and pesticides group intending to buy the american agricultural colossus for of a sixty two billion dollars if all goes smoothly this will be the biggest ever takeover of a u.s. company by a german one. public sector warning strikes have hit germany expect travel delays lufthansa has canceled hundreds of flights industrial action is also affecting nurseries and rubbish collection as the german economy expands the workers want to