Neelie Kroes Quotations

If we pursue the line we are following now, there will be fines and they won't be small fines.

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.

I have given Microsoft every opportunity to comply with its obligations.

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.

Unless they come up with something new, it will be a very short meeting,

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.

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.

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.

The payment cards industry in Europe remains national and some local players are preventing competition from developing.

We are not out of the game. We are following what's going on.

We want to boost innovation in Europe, but not just by one company.

There is a complete lack of timely and reliable information for both competitors and consumers.

We expect that Microsoft will design Vista in a way which is in line with European competition laws.

Both gas and electricity markets are still largely national. (Incumbents) seem to have limited interest in going out and competing in their neighbors' territory.

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.

I wanted to ensure that consumers would not have to pay higher prices for the life-saving medical devices produced by these two companies,

Persistent concentration is a core problem in the markets. So there can be no alternative to meticulous scrutiny of future merger operations.

absolutely determined to ensure that Microsoft complies fully with the (2004 anti-trust) decision.

It was a surprise that they decided to disclose the source code.

It's interesting, and it will certainly get a lot of attention.

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.

I think national champions are absolute nonsense. This rhetoric is extremely dangerous.

Absolutely determined to ensure that Microsoft complies fully with the 2004 anti-trust decision.

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 of broadband may be hampered by market failures in rural and remote areas. In such cases, well targeted state aid may therefore be appropriate.

Consolidation in the skiing equipment industry cannot be allowed to lead to higher prices, lower quality or less innovative products,

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,

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.

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.

I can only encourage everyone to take a close look at their practices. Prevention is always better than cure.

I know a smart business decision when I see one — choosing open standards is | a very smart business decision indeed,

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.

I am determined to use competition law to protect European industry and consumers.

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.

A coder will be the next rock star.