But that hasn't happened to our European competitors, who have more bank holidays than the British.

All this is the real reason that the American economy has surged ahead of its European competitors in the past two decades.

Some European competitors in aerospace and the airline industry have expressed concerns about the deal.

"We are well positioned against our European competitors," he said.

Due to a combination of scheduling and location, the event was not attended by most European competitors.

"It is far ahead of most of its European competitors."

"Now our European competitors will think twice about coming aggressively into Mexico."

In all three events he was the only European competitor.

In my view, insurance companies should not fear the entry of other European competitors into their national markets.

In that meltdown, American companies may have been hurt less than their European competitors.