Viviane Reding
Viviane Reding
Viviane Redingis a Luxembourg politician, currently serving as a Member of the European Parliament. Before starting a professional career as a journalist for the leading newspaper in Luxembourg, the Luxemburger Wort, she obtained a doctorate in human sciences at the Sorbonne. From 1986 to 1998, she was President of the Luxembourg Union of Journalists. On 27 November 2009, she was elevated in the "Barroso II Commission" to Vice-President responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship. She is affiliated with the...
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European films succeed not only on their own national cinema markets, but also and increasingly in other European countries and other continents.
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There needs to be a clear agenda, because the uncertainty that is going on over third generation ... is not good for the industry -- neither for the Chinese nor for the Europeans.
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There must not be any government involvement in the day-to-day management of the Internet, neither one of the U.S. government nor by any other government.
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There is a problem as many parts of the world don't like the fact that one country is linked to the organism that technically rules the internet, ... Many countries would like a multilateral approach.
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Participation of people in decision-making is the real goal of e-government. Governments have to do more than just release information to the public.
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But if self-regulation does not work then we will have to take some measures ... We will have a look at this after six months,
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Consumers expect continuity of service whenever they cross national borders.
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Connections are a prerequisite for e-business, growth and jobs throughout the economy. Competition and open markets are certainly the best drivers of broadband in the EU. However, broadband connections must not be limited to the big cities.
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It makes sense in my view that, for example, the regulation of high-speed networks does not halt at the national borders any longer.
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I want to accelerate the take-up of digital television in Europe. It is good news that interoperability is no longer a major obstacle for interactive TV, thanks to the growing number of technical solutions supporting it.
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At this speed, .eu will become a real competitor to .com.
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The future of our telecom market is not in establishing new monopolies on the basis of the old ones, which over the years we have managed to dismantle.
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The Commission aims to give the consumer the knowledge to make an informed choice, to enhance competition in the industry and to encourage fairer and clearer pricing.
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The European Commission will help to turn this into reality by co-funding centers of competence for digitization and providing a truly European framework for protecting, accessing and using intellectual property rights in digital libraries. Member states will have to do their bit by providing the basic means for digitization.