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Neelie Kroes

Type: Person

Name: Neelie Kroes

Title: European Commissioner for Competition

Date of Birth: 19/07/1941

Place of Birth: Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Nationality: Netherlands

Fact Sheet: Biography for Neelie Kroes

First Reported 22 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 2 Documents

European Union

Europe approves banking break-up

:25am The European Commission approved the government's restructuring plans for Lloyds Banking Group, following the £17bn state aid package it received as part of last year's takeover of HBOS. European Commission: Approved the Lloyds restructure OTHER ... [This Is Money - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Neelie Kroes, European Union, European Commission

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 21 hours ago - 5 Documents

EU approves Irish guarantee scheme

Increases the bookmarktwitterfacebookdiggGoogleWindowsliveDeliciousbuzzfriendfeedLinkedindiigoredditstumbleuponThe European Commission (EC) has approved an Irish measure to stabilize financial markets by providing guarantees on deposits and debt to eligible ... [People's Daily Online - 21 hours ago]

Entities: European Union, Ireland, Subordinated Debt, Neelie Kroes

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Oracle Corporation

The IOUG takes a swipe at the European Commission

As tension builds in the standoff between Oracle and the European Commission (EC) over Oracle’s proposed ownership of MySQL, Redwood Shores has picked up the support of the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG).This is hardly a stunning development, although ... [CIO Decisions - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Oracle Corporation, MySQL, European Commission, Database

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents

Released documents contain nothing controversial

If you want to make an information request to the EU's directorate-general for employment, its webform asks you to indicate which of the 27 member states you are from. Strangely it also offers you one other option - you can say you come from Wales.Why ... [BBC - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Corroboration, Neelie Kroes, European Commission, Concession, Wales

First Reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 Documents

Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Could Kroes come back for a second term?

Is Neelie Kroes, the European Commission's merger-meddling competition chief, looking to stick around for an unprecedented second term? Her tenure ends Dec. 31, but the word in Brussels is that she might carry on into the New Year.Speculation intensified ... [TheDeal.com - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Neelie Kroes, Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Herman van Rompuy

First Reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 Documents

Charlie McCreevy

WSJ(11/21) Heard On The Street: Economic Hit From EU's Choice

(From THE WALL STREET JOURNAL)By Simon Nixon[Financial Analysis and Commentary]Europe, it seems, prefers to hang separately rather than together. Theappointment of a low-key Belgian as president, the European Union's new topjob, and an obscure unelected ... [futuresource.com - 5 hours ago]

Entities: European Union, Simon Nixon, Charlie McCreevy, Neelie Kroes, France

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

European Commission

Could Kroes come back for a second term?

Entities: Neelie Kroes, European Commission, Brussels

First Reported 11/21/2009 - Updated 11/21/2009 - 1 Documents

A woman is often the best man for the job

This is the text of a letter I co-signed with Margot Wallstrom and Diana Wallis, published in the Financial Times this week causing quite a reaction.As the Financial Times has extensively reported, European democracy will face amoment of truth in the ... [European Commission - 11/21/2009]

Entities: Diana Wallis, Margot Wallström, European Commission, European Parliament, Élisabeth Guigou

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

Kroes tells pension funds to confront corporate misbehaviour

NETHERLANDS/EUROPE - Pension funds have a responsibility to help keep banks on the straight and narrow, says Neelie Kroes, European Commissioner for Competition.Kroes made her remarks last week at a symposium on responsible investing organized by APG, ... [Investment Pensions Europe - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Neelie Kroes, Netherlands, European Commissioner, Wall Street

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

EU Tells Alcoa to Repay Italy State Aid

Economy & Public Policy content is sponsored by IW Manufacturing RoundupsPerfect Your Supply ChainPrintEmailDiscussBookmarkDiggNewsvineRSS Claims company received subsidized electricity prices for two smeltersMore News»EU regulators on Nov. 19 ordered ... [Industry Week - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Alcoa Inc, European Union, Italy

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Corporate Deals)

EU delays Sun/Oracle decision

ersion The EU has pushed back its deadline forreviewing the Sun mergerafter granting a request from Oracle for more time to provide acounter argumentto concerns over competition. Originally the EU had planned to conclude its investigations into the merger ... [Computer Weekly - 11/20/2009]

Entities: European Union, Oracle Corporation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Quash, Neelie Kroes

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

EU begins fight for ECB

Mukesh Ambani has emerged the wealthiest person in India with a net worth of $32 billion.BRUSSELS:The European Union’s major powers began maneuvering to win jobs to regulate their $15 trillion economy after leaders named Herman Van Rompuy as the EU’s ... [UTVi - 11/20/2009]

Entities: European Union, European Central Bank, Axel Weber, France, Michel Barnier

Quotes

Kroes said: "there is no such thing as a free lunch. our policy is to encourage vibrant but responsible competition in the banking sector."

Europe approves banking break-up [This Is Money - 14 hours ago]

"the new guarantee scheme will give credit institutions in ireland access to medium-term, state-guaranteed financing and provide ireland with an effective means of restoring confidence in the financial markets, while at the same time limiting distortions of competition" said Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes

EU approves Irish guarantee scheme [People's Daily Online - 21 hours ago]

"price subsidies that result in artificially low energy prices for selected companies waste taxpayers' money and distort competition in the single market" EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said

EU Tells Alcoa to Repay Italy State Aid [Industry Week - 11/20/2009]

More Content

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Baroness Ashton will take up new job in middle ... [Guardian.co.uk - 23 mins ago]
WSJ(11/21) Heard On The Street: Economic Hit Fr... [futuresource.com - 5 hours ago]
JOHN DURIE: Questions remain [The Australian - 8 hours ago]
Could Kroes come back for a second term? [TheDeal.com - 9 hours ago]
Europe approves banking break-up [This Is Money - 14 hours ago]
FTSE 100 week: Rally runs out of steam [This Is Money - 20 hours ago]
EU approves Irish guarantee scheme [People's Daily Online - 21 hours ago]
European Commission approves Lloyds restructure [Your Mortgage - 22 hours ago]
Report from Europe: Markets Fret Over the Dread... [Seeking Alpha - 22 hours ago]
A woman is often the best man for the job [European Commission - 11/21/2009]
The IOUG takes a swipe at the European Commission [CIO Decisions - 11/20/2009]
Bank guarantee scheme extended [Irish Times - 11/20/2009]
Markets: The week that was (16-20/11/09) [Interactive Investor Articles - 11/20/2009]
EU begins fight for ECB [UTVi - 11/20/2009]
EU approves Irish guarantee scheme [Xinhua News Agency - 11/20/2009]
Oracle begs EC for more time [The Register - 11/20/2009]
Kroes tells pension funds to confront corporate... [Investment Pensions Europe - 11/20/2009]
EU Tells Alcoa to Repay Italy State Aid [Industry Week - 11/20/2009]
Released documents contain nothing controversial [BBC - 11/20/2009]
EU Commission approves revised Irish bank scheme [FinanzNachrichten.de - 11/20/2009]
EU delays Sun/Oracle decision [Computer Weekly - 11/20/2009]
EU clears Irish bank guarantee extension [Ireland Business World - 11/20/2009]
Balkenende congratulates EU president [DutchNews - 11/20/2009]
EC Italian power tariff decision prompts Alcoa ... [Mineweb - 11/20/2009]
Online Luxury Retail Remains Elusive [BusinessWeek - 11/20/2009]
EU tells Alcoa to repay Italy state aid [France24 - 11/19/2009]
EU tells Alcoa to repay Italy state aid [France24 - Business - 11/19/2009]
EU tells Alcoa to repay Italy state aid [France24 - Americas - 11/19/2009]
EU tells Alcoa to repay Italy state aid [France24 - Africa - 11/19/2009]
EU tells Alcoa to repay Italy state aid [France24 - Middle East - 11/19/2009]

Blogs

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Could Kroes come back for a second term? [Dealscape - 11/20/2009] Is Neelie Kroes, the European Commission's merger-meddling competition chief, looking to stick around for an unprecedented second term? Her tenure ends Dec. 31, ...
Released documents contain nothing controversial [BBC NEWS \| Open Secrets - 11/20/2009] If you want to make an information request to the EU's directorate-general for employment, its webform asks you to indicate which of the 27 member states you are ...
Europe’s Antitrust Cop To Bankers: “Now Is Not ... [WSJ.com: Deal Journal - 11/13/2009] If Robert Benmosche thinks he has it tough, try being a deal maker in Europe. Bankers, traders and financiers not only face proposals to severely restrict their ...
EU gets ready to stuff Oracle’s turkey [Tech Blog - 11/12/2009] Despite signs that the over-heated rhetoric is cooling down a bit, it’s too soon to predict a compromise in the transatlantic falling-out over Oracle’s plan to buy ...
Steelie Neelie squares up to Silvio [FT Alphaville - 11/10/2009] No one could accuse Neelie Kroes of slipping gently into retirement. In her last months as EU antitrust commissioner Ms Kroes has delivered a slap across the chops ...

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