In accordance with Part 3A of the Competition Act 2002 (the Act), as amended, the Minister was notified on 13 January 2022 of the proposed acquisition of sole control of 8 transmitters used to transmit Slovakian radio station, Europa 2 by Expres Net, k.s. In accordance with the Act, the Department undertook a 'Phase 1' examination of the merger in order to determine its potential effect on the plurality of media in the state. As a result of this examination the Minister made a determination, on 19 April 2022, that the proposed media merger will not adversely affect the plurality of media in the state and, as such, that it may be put into effect.