Hearing of Neelie KROES, (Netherlands) Commissioner designate for Competition at the EP Committee on... in Brussels

Committee on International Trade

BERÈS, Pervenche (S&D, FR)

hearing

hearing of Commissioners

KROES, Neelie (NL, EC)

2004 Commissioners' hearings (T)

Hearing of Neelie KROES, (Netherlands) Commissioner designate for Competition: extracts

SOUNDBITE (Original), Pervenche BER&#200;S, takes the floor to indicate that this is a hearing that takes place while the press has reported an opinion that she had never expressed

SOUNDBITE (Original), Neelie KROES, Commissioner designate for Competition, on definition and goals of the competition policy

SOUNDBITE (Original), Neelie KROES, Commissioner designate for Competition on the need for tough enforcement, on enhancing competitiveness with imagination and energy

SOUNDBITE (Original), Neelie KROES, Commissioner designate for Competition on the need to screen legislation both at EU and National level

SOUNDBITE (Original), Neelie KROES, Commissioner designate for Competition, on the need to do more for the recently liberalised sectors , such as Telecommunication, energy, postal services and transport.

SOUNDBITE (Original), Neelie KROES, Commissioner designate for Competition "All the 18 points of  Van BUITENEN allegations are not the true".

SOUNDBITE (Original), Neelie KROES, Commissioner designate for Competition, "If you are not backing my candidacy please, do it with arguments, and not because there are 18 cases that are untrue".

"After this meeting I can address a few people; some of you find that I am not tuff enough, some others that I am like iron... it is a kind of mixed feelings here!".

SOUNDBITE (Original), Neelie KROES, Commissioner designate for Competition, on broadcasting and sport regulation: "We badly need a transparent regulation on this matter, specially for public enterprises"