Several recent statements by Commissioner Mario Monti, particularly those laid out in Texts of the Week in our 15 June edition, require a few comments. What follows are factual comments that do not imply any value judgements.
1. No Commission decision is final. Reacting on 6 June to the Court of First Instance ruling on the Airtours case, Monti said that the ruling had "vividly shown what some people seem to forget, namely that the whole activity of the Commission as guardian of the...