Activities of Sorin MOISĂ related to 2016/2100(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the annual report on EU competition policy
Amendments (7)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that fair competition in the area of trade, services and investment has a positive impact on the social and economic development of Member States and of the EU’s trade partnerfor the EU and the EU’s trade partners; calls upon the Commission and the Council to swiftly pursue their work on the modernisation of the trade defence instruments, which are needed to secure fair competition in the EU market and takes the view that trade agreements should systematically address the challenge of unfair trade practices by third countries such as those subsidies favouring particular interest groups at the expense of the common good, government interference and other anti-competitive practices;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to include, in all trade agreements, ambitious provisions on competition and state aid in all trade agreements; to address the risk that the provisions ensuring market access and non-discrimination for EU operators in third countries are undermined by anti-competitive practices of state owned enterprises of the same third countries; and to carry out effective monitoring to ascertain whether those provisions are properly respected by the parties;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates that equal access to natural resources, including energy sources, has a fundamental impact on fair and equal competition on the global market and calls upon the Commission to include in trade agreements provisions that improve access to such resources, including provisions on anti-competitive practices of state-owned enterprises and on non-discrimination and transit.
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. Calls for improving the one-stop shop based on the current experience of the Mini One Stop Shops for digital products; notes that even with the Mini One Stop Shop, small and micro- businesses can face a significant administrative burden;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to take the necessary steps towards establishing an EU-wide VAT system for cross-border transactions;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Considers that enhancing the participation of SMEs should play an essential role in the efforts to promote an unified digital single market and stresses the need to assess the potential impact of every initiative, notably those aiming to promote e-commerce and clarify the permanent establishment status for digital sector, on the ability of SMEs to benefit from the digital single market;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Commission to use its policy and financial instruments and promote exchanges of best practices between Member States to foster investments in various traditional sectors and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that are lagging behind the digital industrial revolution;