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A lot of the American press at the time was saying 'just watch what happens when Bertelsmann tries to buy EMI, that will be a moment of truth that will show the Commission's true colors.' Well, that deal never happened either.

~ Mario Monti

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As to the question of elected or not elected, each member of the European Commission has been appointed jointly by the governments of the 15 member states, and undergone individual scrutiny and a vote of confidence from the European Parliament.

~ Mario Monti

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I don't believe we're seeing the beginning of a divergence. We have seen a partial divergence on this case.

~ Mario Monti

Beginning Believe Case Partial Seeing Seen

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I have the most profound respect for the Department of Justice and the FTC. We in Europe are a younger and I would say junior institution to the historical antitrust experience of the US.

~ Mario Monti

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Like other antitrust agencies we make our assessment of a merger or antitrust case based on its impact on our jurisdiction, and not on the nationality of the companies. This is exactly what the U.S. antitrust agencies, the Justice Department and the FTC, do.

~ Mario Monti

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Reference to the territory and total disregard for the nationality of the companies is of course the best guarantee that competition assessment remain just that and doesn't get affected by trade or other considerations.

~ Mario Monti

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That statement was not addressed to the authors of political statements. I said that I deplore attempts to misinform the public and to /trigger/ political intervention. And there were such attempts.

~ Mario Monti

Attempts Authors Intervention Political Public Said Statement Statements Trigger Were

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There is no government in Europe where ministers go through that kind of confirmation process, which in fact is modeled on the way the U.S. cabinet members are confirmed.

~ Mario Monti

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This is certainly not the first case in which a merger approved in one place hasn't gone through in the other. There was a case last year where the merger between two EU companies was approved here and blocked in the U.S.

~ Mario Monti

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Try to guess my answer to that question, however temptingly you pose it.

~ Mario Monti

Answer Guess However Pose Question Try You

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All I am saying is I will be a senator - should there be any special circumstance where the political forces would believe that there might be a need for my service, I would consider it.

~ Mario Monti

Am Any Believe Circumstance Consider Forces I Am Might Need Political Saying Senator Service Should Special Where Will Would

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Dominant companies have a special responsibility to ensure that the way they do business doesn't prevent competition... and does not harm consumers and innovation.

~ Mario Monti

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Europe has to avoid old prejudices and new ones. That means north versus south, rich versus poor.

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First of all, I don't like to speak about austerity. I'd prefer to speak of fiscal discipline. Fiscal discipline, in the end, amounts to austerity if it is not accompanied by other policies.

~ Mario Monti

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Growth in any individual European country has to be the result of policies for growth pursued in that country consistent with budgetary discipline.

~ Mario Monti

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I am certain that most Germans have instinctive liking for Italy, just as Italians admire Germans for their many qualities.

~ Mario Monti

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I believe that in Europe, we have a collective leadership.

~ Mario Monti

Believe Collective Europe I Believe I Believe That Leadership

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I believe that reforms will not really take hold if they do not gradually come into the culture of the people.

~ Mario Monti

Believe Come Culture Gradually Hold I Believe I Believe That People Really Reforms Take Will

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I have always been considered to be the most German among Italian economists, which I always received as a compliment, but was rarely meant to be one.

~ Mario Monti

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I hope that my government can help change Italian mentality.

~ Mario Monti

Change Government Help Hope I Hope That Italian Mentality

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