NEW YORK CITY: The European Union will announce it has approved a deal under which General Electric will acquire the energy business of French company Alstom for $12 billion, a source close to the transaction said on Monday (Tuesday in Manila).

In order to win the green light from the European Commission, GE has had to make concessions, the source said.

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