Hearing of Charlie McCREEVY (Ireland), Commissioner designate for Internal Market and Services at the European Parliament's Committees on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) and on Economic and Monetary Affairs in Brussels.

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

BERÈS, Pervenche (S&D, FR)

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

hearing

McCREEVY, Charlie (IE)

2004 Commissioners' hearings (T)

Hearing of Charlie McCREEVY (Ireland), Commissioner designate for Internal Market and Services: extracts

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SOUNDBITE (Original) Charlie McCREEVY, Commissioner designate in charge of Internal Market and Services, "I want to work with you to ensure that we produce only the best possible regulation over the next 5 years..."

SOUNDBITE (Original) Charlie McCREEVY, Commissioner designate in charge of Internal Market and Services, "I believe strong competition will bring down the price of capital and financial innovation will improve and consumer will receive better remuneration..."

SOUNDBITE (Original) Charlie McCREEVY, Commissioner designate in charge of Internal Market and Services, "The EU and the US must understand each other regulatory and supervisory practices better..."

SOUNDBITE (Original) Charlie McCREEVY, Commissioner designate in charge of Internal Market and Services, on the advantages for new member states as regards the Internal market opportunities - On Ireland's experience.

SOUNDBITE (Original) Charlie McCREEVY, Commissioner designate in charge of Internal Market and Services, "Functioning well and without barriers is going to be vital for new Member States."

SOUNDBITE (Original) Charlie McCREEVY, Commissioner designate in charge of Internal Market and Services, "As regards de-localisation of enterprises: "It is very difficult to say to the worker who is loosing his job in the local town: this will be good for you in the longer term... But we cannot put barriers."

SOUNDBITE (Original) Charlie McCREEVY, Commissioner designate in charge of Internal Market and Services,  on the service directive is the most important piece of legislation, "we have to take on board everybody's views and ensure Member States that this is not a threat."

SOUNDBITE (Original) Charlie McCREEVY, Commissioner designate in charge of Internal Market and Services, "Over regulation is not for the good of business: proper regulation yes, but not oppressive regulation."

Charlie McCREEVY, "The question of regulation is a matter of Member States: as Commissioner for Internal Market I have to ensure that this regulation will not allow any barrier"

SOUNDBITE (Original) Pervenche BERES, "we are listening to you for two hours and we've got the impression that you are still at the Council..." - Asking Mr McCREEVY on his competencies in the taxation area.

SOUNDBITE (Original) Charlie McCREEVY, Commissioner designate in charge of Internal Market and Services, "Tax harmonisation is not under my portfolio.."