15 Amendments of Alfred SANT related to 2022/2060(INI)
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas direct state intervention in the form of support to businesses and workers across the EU has been crucial to avoid the worst scenarios of an economic crisis during the last years of pandemic and war;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas energy commodity prices have reached unprecedented high levels in Europe and continue to be the source of economic instability in the Union;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates that competition policy cannot be pursued in isolation, as an end in itself, without reference to the legal, international, economic, political and social context;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the quick adoption of the Temporary Crisis Framework for State Aid measures to support the economy following the aggression against Ukraine by Russia, and the subsequent prolongations thereof; asks the Commission to consider including also the exceptional surge in prices of raw materials and transport costs as well as to increase the aid thresholds in line with the economic needs of the different EU regions and rising inflation;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that insular regions of the EU are facing an increased cost in doing business as well as to assure the necessary delivery of goods and services, due to major factors including the disruption of global and regional supply chains, higher transport costs, limited transport options, as well as a small market size; calls in this context higher thresholds of State aid;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Repeats its calls that allowing State aid in the context of services of general economic interest (SGEI) remains essential for the survival of several communities across Europe especially in the context of state support dedicated to isolated, remote or peripheral regions as well as islands in the Union;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. CWhile noting that in response to European submissions about the US Inflation Reduction Act, American high representatives have retorted that the EU could apply measures similar to those being introduced in the US; calls on the Commission to safeguard the integrity of the internal market and is deeply concerned about the risk of increasing fragmentation within the internal market due to excessive use of subsidies in response to the US Inflation Reduction Act; understands the need for additional public investments; considers the introduction of dedicated permanent, if necessary debt-financed, European investment funds to be a better policy response;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of a structured global dialogue and cooperation on competition policy enforcement particularly with regard to State aid issues, not least with reference to issues raised by the Foreign Subsidies Regulation;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Appeals for a revision of EU State aid rules that also reflects the current situation as regards health and social services within the EU, taking into consideration the renewed needs ensuing the COVID-19 pandemic as well as in the spirit of guaranteeing the provision of essential health and social services for EU citizens;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to increase the de minimis Regulation; notes that the rate of inflation is one of the main drivers behind this review and asks whether it could be the case to have an inbuilt automatic inflationary mechanism; believes, however, that other than the inflation factor, the Commission should prioritise on the socioeconomic realities of the various EU regions and also that the proposed EUR 275.000 is too low;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the quantitative jurisdictional thresholds in the EC Merger Regulation to be reviewed and lowered; calls for the introduction of a rebuttable presumption that effective competition is significantly impeded by any concentration leading to a dominant position in a relevant market or any concentration involving a very large market operator or a gatekeeper; calls for matters of public interest, such as climate protection, sustainability, public health requirements and the rule of law, to be taken into account when examining the impact of a concentration on the internal market; calls for the inclusion of review clauses in decisions approving a concentration with a view to introducing more stringent conditions;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to launch a public consultation on the future of connectivity and infrastructure; in this context believes that the Commission should explore ways on how those private entities that make most use of online traffic - large traffic generators - should be required to add their financial contribution to the already existing public investment aimed at the EU’s digital transition, especially in view of guaranteeing competition in digital markets as well as effective high performance connectivity for all citizens within the EU;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes that when it comes to State aid notification assessment for Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI), the pre-notification and notification process may take several months, sometimes over a year; believes that the time required for the IPCEI process must be reduced significantly with an established time-limit and likewise, the process allowing SMEs to participate in such projects should be made easier; in this context calls for Commission guidance on how to address ‘First Industrial Deployment’ projects through the General Block Exemption Regulation in order to reduce the pressure on the IPCEI procedure;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Enquires whether the Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition has the needed staff to comply in a timely manner with the cases that fall under its jurisdiction; concurrently, asks for a clearer and more structured division of roles within the Directorate-General, especially when it comes to defined positions between those drafting the rules, those enforcing them, and those taking key decisions on the basis of the same rules;