”I am glad that the European Commission is now taking an important step to open up the 700 MHz band for wireless broadband. We now… Läs mer »Wireless Broadband: opening up of 700 MHz band good news for Europe’s mobile Internet users
”First of all, new services, innovations and information flows must grow, flourish and create economic growth without being dependent on technological speeds and capacities of the past.
Secondly, Europe needs to raise its game and ambitions if we are going to reap the benefits of the new digital revolution.
Thirdly, Europe must talk less about megabytes and more about gigabytes.”
Läs mer »Opening speech at the Fiber-to-the-Home conference, London
Commenting on recent violent mob attacks against the opposition Members of Parliament in Georgia, EPP Group Vice-Chairman Gunnar Hökmark MEP said: ”What we are seeing… Läs mer »Press release: EPP Group warns against setbacks and backsliding of Georgian democracy
– The Internet economy is one of the most important drivers for economic growth in Europe. If Europe is to take full benefit of this… Läs mer »We must facilitate the growth of the Internet economy
Madame Commissioner, Minister, dear friends of competition, More growth comes from the Internet economy The outlook for Europe and the European economy is often painted… Läs mer »Speech at ECTA annual conference
European leaders have spent hours trying to hammer out a deal on a future budget for the European Union, amid conflicting calls for an increase… Läs mer »MEPs divided on bigger EU budget – Gunnar Hökmark on BBC News
The European Union’s collective economy is the biggest on the globe, larger than the U.S. or China, yet it is being held back by the… Läs mer »Europe Needs Better Bank Rules – article on Bloomberg
Yesterday Gunnar Hökmark attended the Swedish Bankers’ Association’s annual summit “Bankmötet” in Stockholm where he gave a speech on the topic of bank recovery and… Läs mer »Speech at Swedish Bankers’ Association’s annual summit
Gunnar Hökmark’s report on the Recovery and resolution directive was today formally presented in the the Econonomic and monetary affairs committe. Below you will find his… Läs mer »Gunnar Hökmark’s presentation on bank recovery and resolution legislation in committee