Neelie Kroes Quotes & Sayings

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. — Neelie Kroes

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

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, — Neelie Kroes

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

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. — Neelie Kroes

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

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

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. — Neelie Kroes

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. — Neelie Kroes

A coder will be the next rock star. — Neelie Kroes

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. — Neelie Kroes