Neelie Kroes
Neelie Kroes
Neelie Kroesis a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy...
both complete information lack reliable timely
There is a complete lack of timely and reliable information for both competitors and consumers.
cards competition europe industry local national payment players preventing remains
The payment cards industry in Europe remains national and some local players are preventing competition from developing.
following
We are not out of the game. We are following what's going on.
short unless
Unless they come up with something new, it will be a very short meeting,
access benefits broadband businesses denied enjoyed ensure fixed greece greek households implement longer member states terms
Greece must implement this (law) immediately to ensure that Greek businesses and households are no longer denied the benefits enjoyed in other member states in terms of lower-priced and better-quality fixed (telephone lines) and access to new broadband services.
act consumers energy europe european help identified industry interests market order remedy serious uphold
We will act decisively to remedy the serious malfunctions identified on the energy market in order to uphold the interests of European consumers and industry and to help Europe become more competitive.
companies crown financial france industrial jewels member protect seek seen signals states tempted
Member states are sometimes tempted to seek to protect their industrial or financial crown jewels from takeovers by companies from other countries, ... We have seen such signals from France just recently.
informal time using wait
We have had informal complaints, and we are using our time now to look at them. We're not going to wait and do nothing.
decision microsoft determined
Absolutely determined to ensure that Microsoft complies fully with the 2004 anti-trust decision.
agreement aviation cooperation
The E.U.-U.S. Open Aviation Area agreement therefore envisages the establishment of a broadly similar cooperation framework between the Commission and the Department of Transportation.
deployment may aids
Deployment of broadband may be hampered by market failures in rural and remote areas. In such cases, well targeted state aid may therefore be appropriate.
quality skiing equipment
Consolidation in the skiing equipment industry cannot be allowed to lead to higher prices, lower quality or less innovative products,
europe play innovation
Even though effective competition is the best tool to strengthen innovation and competitiveness in Europe, state aid can also play a very useful supporting role,
player order pay-the-price
It is not acceptable for customers in one member state to pay the price for a company to become a bigger player in other member states. The ruling shows that in these cases it is essential that companies propose adequate remedies in order to guarantee sufficient competition from other firms.