The Commission should open the case and look at the current situation, not where Apple swiftly moves to.

"It is only right that the Commission has opened the state aid process to properly investigate the case," he said on Friday.

Where the Commission opens proceedings, it then has a further four months in which to issue a final decision.

The Commission has opened the debate with its communication on undeclared work in the spring of 1998.

The Commission has already opened a wide debate on this energy vector which will allow us to use forms of transport without emissions.

At the time, the Commission opened negotiations with 12 states.

I would like to say that the Commission opened this investigation after you asked a question on the issue.

The Commission will now be opening negotiations as soon as possible.

But as I have said, the Commission is now also opening competitions to more mature applicants.

If that cannot be done, then the European Commission has no other choice but to open the procedure.