I think that the czar's phrasing and choice of words were telling, and perhaps his feelings about power can be inferred from it. You can judge for yourself:
> That hasn’t stopped Kuneva from taking a strong stand in the matter:
> “I don’t need (Apple)’s permission to stop goods entering the market,” told reporters in Brussels.
>" I think that the czar's quote was telling, and perhaps his feelings about power can be inferred from it. You can judge for yourself:
> “I don’t need (Apple)’s permission to stop goods entering the market,” told reporters in Brussels."
When you quote somebody,don't pick sentences out of context. The full quote sounds much more reasonable.
"If goods are dangerous, then we will order a recall. We are checking with labs to see if there is a problem with the phone, with their batteries or if there has been misuse of the device. We need to have 100 percent certainty from one member state that these goods are dangerous."
Sounds more reasonable doesn't it? She is asking her lab people to verify whose claims are accurate and trying to get to the root of the problem. Sounds like a good idea to me.
If It turns out that Apple is lying through its teeth (wouldn't be the first time) it is her job to take the phones off the market.
And of course she doesn't " need (Apple)’s permission to stop goods entering the market."
Sounds like a statement of fact to me.
Edit: Changed "he" to she"(thanks davidw). The original poster used "his feelings of power" and I followed on from that. Fixed.
> Apple has so far called these reports “isolated incidents” and blames overheating batteries or faulty use by device owners.
> That hasn’t stopped Kuneva from taking a strong stand in the matter:
> “I don’t need (Apple)’s permission to stop goods entering the market,” told reporters in Brussels.
> “If goods are dangerous, then we will order a recall. We are checking with labs to see if there is a problem with the phone, with their batteries or if there has been misuse of the device. We need to have 100 percent certainty from one member state that these goods are dangerous.
> That hasn’t stopped Kuneva from taking a strong stand in the matter:
> “I don’t need (Apple)’s permission to stop goods entering the market,” told reporters in Brussels.