Viviane Reding famous quotes

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

#Investment #Policy

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

#Europe #Important #Levels

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

#Bills #Telephones #Borders

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

#Issues #Decision #Competition

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.
-- Viviane Reding

#Jobs #Reality #Europe

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.
-- Viviane Reding

#Communication #Phones #People

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.
-- Viviane Reding

#Clever #Use #Members

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.
-- Viviane Reding

#Equal Pay #Practice #Principles

Economic growth without investment in human development is unsustainable - and unethical

Giving up something now for something better later is not a sacrifice.  It is an investment.

Make love to every woman you meet; if you get five per cent of your outlay it's a good investment.

If youve got an industry where youve got massive investment, it doesnt matter whether you bring in alternative supplies. You still lose the money on that industry.

Bears don't live on Park Avenue.

Monetary policy is not a panacea.

I think unionization is good public policy. I think when families secure their economic future, that's good for everyone.

I wrote my thesis on welfare policy.

I don't have any regrets in my life actually. I think that's a pretty good policy.

Moderation is a wiser policy than zealotry