Zij maakt in Brussel de indruk een zeer stevige dame te zijn. Dat blijkt ook uit haar
opmerkingen dat zij de kennisportefeuilles, inclusief die van
Neelie Kroes, zal coördineren en dit geen 'talking shop' zal
zijn. "I'm into action. There has been enough talking about
research and innovation, it's time for results. We need to move
from a decade of debate about Europe to one of delivery."
Geoghegan-Quinn said her role will tie together the work of
several arms of the EU executive and promised to be a "robust"
member of the college of commissioners. The new innovation position
is an "over-arching" and "cross-cutting" role, said
Geoghegan-Quinn, a former Irish justice minister.
She will chair a group of commissioners including those
with responsibility for the digital agenda, industry, energy and
education. However, she was quick to stress that this committee
would not be a talking shop and would deliver concrete
results. [bron: Euractiv]