I know that speaking with parties, which I do, but not very often, is seen by many as a contamination.

In the area of macroeconomic policies, I think we'll see more centralization, like in the budgetary sphere.

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

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.

Not all Greeks are ready to do whatever is necessary to stay in the euro.

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.

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.