The decision on the right balance between competition and investment can no longer be solely a national issue.

Our policy is to encourage investment and promote freedom for industry to innovate.

It is high time that the E.U.'s internal market delivered substantially lower communications charges for consumers and business people traveling abroad. A mobile-phone customer should not be charged a higher tariff just because he -- or she -- is traveling abroad.

If the EU and its 25 member states make a clever use of all policy instruments, broadband for all Europeans is certainly not out of reach by 2010.

I expect Europe's top-level domain, .eu, to become similarly as important as dot-com.

If we use our policy instruments wisely with regard to broadband, we can do some very practical things to make 'growth and jobs' a reality in the less-developed and rural regions of Europe, too.

It's unacceptable that consumers are punished on their telephone bill simply for crossing a border.

The principle of equal pay for equal work is written in the EU Treaties since 1957. It is high time that it is put in practice everywhere.