Neelie Kroes
Neelie Kroes
Neelie Kroesis a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy...
following line pursue small
If we pursue the line we are following now, there will be fines and they won't be small fines.
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.
nice brave-new-world laughing
We now live in an amazing digital world, and television is firmly part of that brave new world. Television is still the way to reach the most citizens and talk to them – and with them - about how the EU affects their lives. It's still the way to bring people together – to laugh, to debate, to learn. In a world that takes a faster and faster pace, it is nice to know you can slow down once in a while with a good TV programme.
warning enforcement periods
You can take this as a gentle word of warning, if you like. We are just at the beginning of a period of more intensive antitrust enforcement.
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,
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,
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.
boost innovation
We want to boost innovation in Europe, but not just by one company.