The merger... would have severely reduced competition in the aerospace industry and resulted ultimately in higher prices for customers, particularly airlines.
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We will make a detailed assessment of the impact on competition in the various digital and cable sectors, and more particularly the provision of software for set-top boxes in the U.K. and the impact on the choice for British cable subscribers,Mario Monti
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.
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The European Commission and FIFA and UEFA firmly cemented an agreement on a significant number of issues.
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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.
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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
show an almost complete absence of competition with high and rigid prices.
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