(Telecompaper) Vodafone and Liberty Global are set to win competition approval from the European Commission for their planned 50-50 joint venture in the Netherlands, after offering minor concessions, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The companies offered concessions on 12 July, but did not provide details on these. The European Commission and Vodafone declined to comment, while Liberty Global said it was in "constructive dialogue" with the EC and was confident of winning approval. The EC has set a deadline of 03 August for taking a decision on the deal.