Competition for the market drove innovation.

Their labor market, social welfare, and competition policies vary.

A first form of competition , where the effects of the euro are noticeable , is that of competition between private market participants .

He contended that economists traditional focus on competitive markets was misplaced what mattered was competition for the market, not competition in the market.

Policies should be adopted which open up market access and increase competition .

Product market reforms should foster competition and speed up effective restructuring .

The result is that competition for market share is weak and there are few firms with new ideas.

In fact the Commission excludes nuclear waste and rejects a system of obligatory insurance under current market conditions.

Finally , the sole competence for deciding on and carrying out operations in the foreign exchange market lies with the ECB .

( g ) a system ensuring that competition in the internal market is not distorted

the establishing of the competition rules necessary for the functioning of the internal market

The result can be seen in the rise of foreign competition in the international arms market.

Economic reforms in the goods , capital and labour markets , as well as the completion of the Single Market , aim to remove barriers to competition , increase market flexibility and allow more intense national and cross border competition .

Competition among market players is a major driving force in this respect .

The empirical literature generally finds that competition in markets is an important factor in explaining both labour productivity and relative price developments .

I shall conclude by pointing out, as did President Andreotti, that were it to take place, this war would be the war of the rich against the poor.

Its task now includes eliminating the SOEs monopoly power, which is hampering market competition.

Let me mention but a few illustrations of this remark Competition between private market participants

In addition , pricing power in market segments with low competition may increase in such an environment .

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Furthermore , an increase in pricing power in market segments with low competition could materialise .

Furthermore , an increase in pricing power in market segments with low competition could materialise .

This Article will enhance competition , contribute to the establishment of a single payment area and improve the advantages for consumers in the internal market .

The issue then is free competition amongst insurance companies and effective access to the market, which has to be guaranteed.

The Directive aims to generate more competition in payment markets by removing market entry barriers .

A free market is a place for innovation which is driven by competition which, in turn, is the result of diverging interests.

I know that the Commission intends, in fact, to move the exposure limits included in the basic safeguards directive downward once the International Commission on Radiological Protection make their recommendations in the near future.

Increasing product market competition , particularly in the services sectors , would also facilitate industrial restructuring and encourage innovation and the adoption of new technologies .

Mobile operators, on the other hand, like to pretend that the Czech market is extremely competitive.

ASEAN will undoubtedly have to improve its internal complementarity, striving at the same time to expand its internal market and reduce intra ASEAN competition on the international market.

Consumers of financial services will benefit from increased competition , transparency and choice in the payment services market .

At Community level, the completion of the internal market and the introduction of competition have helped to improve the performance of a number of services of general economic interest.

While competition seems to be relatively high for household mortgages , the uncollateralised consumer credit market seems to be less competitive .

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Increasing product market competition , particularly in the services sectors , would also facilitate the restructuring of the economy and encourage innovation and the adoption of new technologies .

As the world market is increasingly the reference market, European businesses need to be encouraged to operate on the scale necessary to compete successfully in the European internal market and in others outside the Union.

As the world market is increasingly the reference market, European businesses need to be encouraged to operate on the scale necessary to compete successfully in the European single market and in others outside the Union.

The subsidiarity principle applies insofar as the proposal does not fall under the exclusive competence of the Community .

The resulting enhanced competition will support the creation of an efficient and integrated pan European financial market , which is also in the ECB 's interests .

The Commission 's objective is to create a Single Payment Market where improved economies of scale and competition would help to reduce the cost of the payment system .

The monopolized market means small retailers face vicious competition, of which only a minority of shops survive.

Here, innovation and the conditions that support it including competition and free entry and exit from the market play an important role.

As these markets are becoming integrated with the completion of the single market, competition is becoming increasingly important.

As to the different forms of support schemes, no one meets fully the requirements of being effective, not distorting the market and enhancing competition and innovation.

All in all , while some progress has been made over the past decade , in many euro area countries there still seems to be a long way to go to implement reforms that ensure employment rates in line with the best performing countries . The euro area is still far from exhausting the growth potential of a more intense use of labour in the production process .