(AOF) – The weekly Gala was sold by Vivendi to the Figaro Group. The two groups entered into exclusive negotiations last July and the sale was subject to the agreement of the European Commission, which has just been obtained. The media and communications giant recently announced that it had finalized the sale of its Editis publishing group to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, an operation to which Vivendi was forced by the EU in order to take control of its rival Lagardère. in the next weeks”.