24 Amendments of Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO related to 2016/2100(INI)
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas competitionanti-trust rules prevents the over-concentration of economic and financial power in the hands of a few;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas EU competition policy is defined by creating level playing field for business in Europe where companies can generate wealth, create jobs, and invest in the future;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas EU competition policy is also defined by the values of social fairnessfair market, political independence, transparency and due process;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the annual report by the Commission on competition policy, which demonstrates that proper EU Competition Policy can help to restore a sufficient level of investment and innovation by creating a fair competition environment; also reiterates that Europe’s future should be based on innovation;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission’s goal of opening up new opportunities for citizens and businesses by allowing people, goods, services and capital to move freely within the single market; recalls that the free movement of capital, services, goods and people constitute the four freedoms of the single market and that their implementation is key to bring the EU closer to its citizens;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates that all market players should pay their fair share of tax through the gradual convergence of taxable bases; Welcomes the Commission’s in-depth investigations into anti-competitive practices such as selective tax advantages or excess profit ruling systems;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that Brexit could negatively affect EU competition policy as a tool to promote the integration of the single market; is concerned, in particular, of the risk of duplication of proceedings which would increase administrative costs and delay investigation processes;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to further reinforce the single market through a fiscal union, and calls for the treaties to be amended accordingly;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to further tackle any abuse of tax rulings; believes, to this regard, that the Commission decisions which have set out a clear methodology for calculating the value and the undue competitive advantages enjoyed by companies involved in incorrect rulings provide a good legal basis for further harmonisation in the area;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the sharing economy is offering EU consumers numerous innovative products and services; reiterates that beside the taxation and security aspects, the Commission should also examine its competition aspects; underlines that national or EU rules must not impose the same conditions for different kinds of services;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Awaits the outcome of the Commission's investigation into airline distribution, in particular around "redistribution restrictions";
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the overhaul of the state aid rules; reminds the Member States, nonetheless, that the aim was to better target aid measures towards economic growth, quality job creation and social cohesion; also reminds the Commission of the need to prevent certain governments from acting in bad faith as they do when misspending EU fundsultimate aim is more targeted state aid controls and less ex-ante state aid notifications, while ensuring equal level playing field and free functioning of social market economy;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes the strengthened partnership approach between the Commission and Member States in the context of the State aid modernisation (SAM) initiative; calls on the Commission to reinforce cooperation with Member States as regards the design of growth- enhancing aid measures that promote the growth of key sectors for the re- industrialisation of Europe such as energy-intensive industries, in particular steel and aluminium;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to clarify theexplain the present rules and procedures that apply to state aid in the financial sector by taking account of the difference in timing between the recent rules in th; insists on the need of an effective banking sector on burden-sharing and those on the full bail-in; invites the Commission, together with the SRB and the SRM, to conduct a careful assessment of the transition period and to ensure that, in line with the requirements of the legislation, the new rules are implemented with the necessary proportionality and fairness; calls on the Commission and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to guarantee appropriate investor protectiond non- discriminatory application of BRRD when addressing the situations of banks in difficulties; calls on the Commission and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to ensure that all consumer protection legislation -such MIFID or IDD- is applied in a consistent manner across the Single Market;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Underlines the importance to break up cartels in the interest of European citizens and European businesses, in particular SMEs; encourages the Commission to streamline administrative procedures to this regard in order to fast-track proceedings;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its action at global level in order to ensure that third countries competition rules do not collide with EU provisions at the detriment of European businesses;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that the number of notified mergers increased significantly in 2015; asks, therefore, for the relevant services to be provided with the necessary resources (via internal reallocation of staff) enabling them to continue to deal effectively with this situation;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the Commission’s Framework Strategy for a Resilient Energy Union with a Forward-Looking Climate Change Policy, and agrees with its five interrelated policy dimensions; also stresses that the EU needs to move away from an economy driven by fossil fuels;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to overhaul Commission Regulation (EU) No 267/2010 exempting certain agreements in the insurance sector, given that the exchange of information required for risk calculation purposes and joint risk cover increase legal certainty and competitiveness in the sector, thus facilitating market entry for new firms, enhancing consumer choice and improving economic conditions;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Highlights the fact that each Member State has the right to choose its own energy mix policy;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that excessive taxation of the agri-foodany industry could easily destroy competition and would be against the interests of consumers;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Member States, with a view to ensuring genuine competition between EU road haulage firms, to put an end to the granting of any concessions on roads around urban areas that result in the payment of tolls;
Amendment 424 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for the continuation of the regular structured dialogue between the Commissioner responsible for competition andWelcomes the efforts of Mrs Vestager, the current Commissioner responsible for competition, to have a regular structured dialogue with the European Parliament, and in particular with the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Working Group on Competition Policy;
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. For what concerns concerted practices, encourages the Commission to fight against collective boycotts as restrictions of competition by object; this is irrespective of the reasons leading to collective boycotts.