Kroes Wall Street Journal Interview and Story

Posted by D. Daniel Sokol

What happens when the leading US based financial newspaper and the leading European antitrust regulator sit down?  A number of interesting quotes.

My favorites include:

Whether the EU should consider criminal penalties from cartel operators, as the U.S. does:

It is not in line with most of the member states' cultures.

How she dealt with inheriting the giant Microsoft antitrust cast at the outset of her tenure:

We had a big and intense discussion to continue, yes or no … I was really involved and aware that [we had to make a decision whether to] go on. And I think that in this case it is worthwhile to be quite clear…. Talking about consumers, talking about research, innovation, talking about competition in that field … if we are giving up that, anyhow, the next generation will regret that….

The front page article on Kroes is also worth reading.