Neelie Kroes
Neelie Kroes
Neelie Kroesis a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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We are not out of the game. We are following what's going on.
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The payment cards industry in Europe remains national and some local players are preventing competition from developing.
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It's interesting, and it will certainly get a lot of attention.
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Both gas and electricity markets are still largely national. (Incumbents) seem to have limited interest in going out and competing in their neighbors' territory.
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We expect that Microsoft will design Vista in a way which is in line with European competition laws.
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absolutely determined to ensure that Microsoft complies fully with the (2004 anti-trust) decision.
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It was a surprise that they decided to disclose the source code.
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The solution we have reached will benefit football fans while allowing the Premier League to maintain its timetable for the sale of its rights. The new commitments will increase the availability of media rights and improve the prospect of competition in providing services to consumers.
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I wanted to ensure that consumers would not have to pay higher prices for the life-saving medical devices produced by these two companies,
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Persistent concentration is a core problem in the markets. So there can be no alternative to meticulous scrutiny of future merger operations.
boost innovation
We want to boost innovation in Europe, but not just by one company.