text: Highlights of Wednesday 's Commission briefing . BRUSSELS 1996-08-28 Following are highlights of the midday briefing by the European Commission on Wednesday : In response to a question , Commission spokesman Joao Vale de Almeida said there had been no developments regarding the Commission 's position concerning the dispute with Germany and Saxony over state aid to Volkswagen . He said there was some possibility of further talks with Germany before the next Commission meeting of September 4 . - - - - The Commission released the following documents : - IP / 96 / 804 : Commission approves acquisition of Pao de Acucar by Auchan . - IP / 96 / 805 : Commission finds acquisition of CAMAT by AGF-IART does not fall under the merger regulation . - IP / 96 / 806 : Commission clears acquisition of Austrian food retail chain Billa by German group Rewe-Handelsgruppe . - SPEECH / 96 / 202 : Speech by European Commissioner Anita Gradin at the World Congress against Sexual Exploitation of Children in Stockholm . - Eurostat news release 51/96 : March-May 1996 EU industrial production figures .