The EU Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes - who has responsibility for media issues - said she was "gravely concerned" by the situation in Hungary.

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The Microsoft antitrust case, decided by her immediate predecessor, Mario Monti, was one of the first and biggest items in Kroes' in-tray when she became head of the European Competition Commission in 2004.

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And Kroes still wants Ballmer--ranked No. 11 on the Forbes 400 Richest Americans list--to get his house in order, or he'll face further action.

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The European Commission vice-president Neelie Kroes, announcing the funding in Brussels today, said that it "rewards homegrown scientific breakthroughs".

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Next time Neelie Kroes, the commission's vice-president, comes calling to express her worries about media freedom, Mr Orban can direct her to the website that brought down a president.

ECONOMIST: Hungarian politics

It is a conference that has attracted some high profile speakers - from the EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes to the President of Estonia to the Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales.

BBC: Lost in cyberspace

The European Competition Commission, led by state-aid-busting "Nickel" Neelie Kroes, would not comment on the recent bailouts by the Fed of American International Group, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and any future ones that may come around for Wall Street firms.

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The government needs permission to break-up the banks from European competition commissioner Neelie Kroes.

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On Wednesday, Kroes drafted in more manpower, appointing British computer scientist Neil Barrett to monitor whether Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) is complying with the 2004 antitrust decision.

FORBES: EU's Kroes Names Scientist To Track Microsoft