Charlie McCreevy
Charlie McCreevy
Charles "Charlie" McCreevyis a former Irish politician. He was the European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services from 2004–2010. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD in 1977 and held the seat in Kildareuntil 2004 when he became Ireland's European Commissioner. In successive governments he served as Minister for Social Welfare, Minister for Tourism and Tradeand Minister for Finance...
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One can stay within the legal rules, but not completely comply with the spirit," ()
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We should proceed against all these countries." ()
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No-one contests the need to address the high cost of and the corresponding difficulty of having access to cross-border clearing and settlement in the EU. We have not yet reached any definitive view on the precise measures we would propose to remedy this situation. It is clear, though, that the present system is untenable. Changes are going to have to be made. We believe the industry recognizes this as well and we would encourage them to be a part of the solution and not the problem." ()
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Lots of member states seem to be wanting to put up unjustified barriers." ()
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With the broad consensus reached on key aspects of this proposal the European Parliament has provided us with a solid basis for going forward." ()
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France knows how to work the system. But countries shouldn't come to Brussels and sign up to the internal market and then do the opposite. It is hypocritical." ()
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I favor initiating some action, but I await final conclusions from our legal services," ()
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We made it quite clear to the French authorities that it can only be in very specific, limited circumstances,
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I am a firm believer in the benefits of open markets and the free movement of capital.
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In a number of member states, particularly some older ones, there is a fear that economic reform will undermine social protection, ... Such fear is not only misplaced but counterproductive." ()
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Ireland does not believe that there are reasonable grounds for such a recommendation," ()
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The concerns expressed in the draft recommendation are based on the wrong premise. The Commission's assessment and the Broad Economic Policy Guidelines advises Ireland to seek to achieve economic stability. This is exactly what the Irish government has sought to do in the budget in a number of ways," ()
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The danger is, if we're not very frank and strong about this, there will be tit-for-tat arrangements. You get into a situation where it becomes an epidemic." ()
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You could make the case that this is part of a big battle, which is going to get worse." ()