Neelie Kroes
Neelie Kroes
Neelie Kroesis a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy...
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certainly
It's interesting, and it will certainly get a lot of attention.
following line pursue small
If we pursue the line we are following now, there will be fines and they won't be small fines.
beginning coming commission individual intensive launch months period weeks
In the coming weeks and months the commission will launch individual antitrust investigations. We are just at the beginning of a period of more intensive antitrust enforcement.
consumers devices ensure higher medical pay prices produced
I wanted to ensure that consumers would not have to pay higher prices for the life-saving medical devices produced by these two companies,
concentration core future merger meticulous persistent problem scrutiny
Persistent concentration is a core problem in the markets. So there can be no alternative to meticulous scrutiny of future merger operations.
comply given microsoft opportunity
I have given Microsoft every opportunity to comply with its obligations.
comply ensure formal given left microsoft opportunity proceed route via
I have given Microsoft every opportunity to comply with its obligations. However, I have been left with no alternative other than to proceed via the formal route to ensure Microsoft's compliance.
allowing benefit competition fans football improve increase league maintain media premier prospect providing reached rights sale services solution timetable
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.
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.
competition design european expect line microsoft
We expect that Microsoft will design Vista in a way which is in line with European competition laws.
stars rocks next
A coder will be the next rock star.
offering important alliances
Highly complementary airline alliances and mergers can bring important benefits to passengers by connecting networks, offering new services and generating efficiencies across the aviation value chain. However, this has to take place within a competitive environment. It is vital that the economic benefits of an airline alliance or merger are passed on to passengers.
law competition use
I am determined to use competition law to protect European industry and consumers.
smart decision standards
I know a smart business decision when I see one — choosing open standards is | a very smart business decision indeed,