27 ordspråk av Charlie McCreevy
Charlie McCreevy
France knows how to work the system. But countries shouldn't come to Brussels and sign up to the internal market and then do the opposite. It is hypocritical.
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I am a firm believer in the benefits of open markets and the free movement of capital.
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I favor initiating some action, but I await final conclusions from our legal services,
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I think that we will have to initiate measures against Spain.
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I think that we will have to initiate measures against Spain. I and my colleagues in the ... commission will use every tool in the box to tackle member states who dream up new protectionist means or who seek to erect unjustified barriers to prevent cross-border deals.
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I want to foster a climate where EU-wide licenses are more readily available for legitimate online music service providers.
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I will be monitoring the situation closely and, if I am not satisfied that sufficient progress is being made, I will take tougher action,
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I would like to welcome the vote reached today in the European Parliament. I know that this has been the subject of a lively and vigorous debate.
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I'm afraid that if this (national protectionism) takes root it's going to result in tit-for-tat retaliation.
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In a number of member states, particularly some older ones, there is a fear that economic reform will undermine social protection, ... Such fear is not only misplaced but counterproductive.
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Ireland does not believe that there are reasonable grounds for such a recommendation,
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It's obvious that even from the very start they were a great success. The purpose behind them was to encourage people to save and it has done that.
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Lots of member states seem to be wanting to put up unjustified barriers.
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No-one contests the need to address the high cost of and the corresponding difficulty of having access to cross-border clearing and settlement in the EU. We have not yet reached any definitive view on the precise measures we would propose to remedy this situation. It is clear, though, that the present system is untenable. Changes are going to have to be made. We believe the industry recognizes this as well and we would encourage them to be a part of the solution and not the problem.
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One can stay within the legal rules, but not completely comply with the spirit,
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