Allianz's $17 billion in annual premium income, one-third from abroad, and its strong balance sheet provide a head start in the cross-border competition.

The Setanta Cup is the first cross-border competition since the 1980s.

But the council intends to reject most elements of the regulatory package, which is also aimed at spurring cross-border competition among network operators.

The Blaxnit Cup was the third cross-border competition.

On the first issue, we recently outlined our proposals for future initiatives to improve cross-border competition in defence procurement.

It must be evaluated at the level of the real facility to make full use of the volume of invitations to tender subject to cross-border competition.

Do we not urgently need to open the way for cross-border competition in property loans?

We consider this area to be crucial for achieving greater cross-border competition in services.

Furthermore, consumers are disadvantaged by limited choice, high prices and lower quality because of weak cross-border competition.

Consequently, consumers are also disadvantaged by limited product choice, higher prices and lower quality due to weak cross-border competition.