First there is the independence of the national regulatory authorities.

We are also going to see a strengthening of national regulatory authorities.

Parliament and the national regulatory authorities have drawn our attention to that fact several times.

The Commission, together with the national regulatory authorities, monitored the development of the prices.

There is no evidence to support the idea that the national regulatory authorities should simply be independent and regulate themselves.

We would like to see restrictions on when national regulatory authorities can intervene.

We know that national regulatory authorities are not always totally free from a monopoly situation.

That is to say, the national regulatory authorities would be informed but not the specific airports.

On the other hand, some Member States’ national regulatory authorities might even have done too much.

National Regulatory Authorities should play an important role in this.

We have laid down principles which require the national regulatory authorities to be independent.

National regulatory authorities oversee and monitor medical research, such as for the development of new drugs.

So let us see a bit of action from the Commission, and also from the national regulatory authorities.

We have to have a structure whereby national regulatory authorities must work together.

National regulatory authorities should have ultimate responsibility for fostering the development of a telecommunications market.

I am satisfied that the compromise adopted by the Council involves an important role for the national regulatory authorities.

We would like to see much better cooperation between national regulatory authorities and competition authorities.

So we have asked the national regulatory authorities to use incentives and sanctions to ensure the consumer is protected.

I am convinced that the national regulatory authorities will significantly contribute to the development of the internal market and create fair competitive conditions.

It is also an important result that there will also be a new framework for cooperation by the national regulatory authorities in the future.

It will require action on the part of national regulatory authorities and competition authorities to make sure that we do not continue in this way.

In my own proposal I have increased the scope of the national regulatory authorities and supported an improvement in resources.

It is also important that we involve other players apart from the Commission, Parliament and national regulatory authorities in this process.

Secondly, regarding monitoring, I am not in favour of subjecting national regulatory authorities to outside supervision.

Owing to cultural differences the national regulatory authorities must be given some leeway and they must have their role strengthened.