EU Commission extends review deadline for Thyssen, Tata Steel deal

BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Commission extended the deadline for reviewing the planned joint venture deal between ThyssenKrupp and Tata Steel by 7 working days until June 17, its website showed on Friday.

Tata Steel and ThyssenKrupp had proposed to combine their steel operations Europe, which would form the region's second-biggest steelmaker.

(Reporting by Tom Kaeckenhoff and Riham Alkousaa; Editing by Tassilo Hummel)