13 Amendments of Anneliese DODDS related to 2014/2158(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular Articles 14 and 101- 109 thereof, the annexed Protocol (No 26) on Services of General Interest and the Charter of the Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Articles 34 and 36,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas too many sectors within the single market remain divided by national borders and artificial barriers, while on the other hand important issues of subsidiary economic impact, e.g.and at the same time worrying practices such as social dumping or the misuse of structural fund use,s raise concerns and shouldthat need to be addressed within the framework of EU competition policy;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that SGEIs represent a significant share of total service provision in Member States, and maintains that their more efficient provision can deliver significant gains;; reaffirms the importance of the SGEI designation for universally accessible services of vital significance to European citizens, from healthcare to social security to housing provision, while at the same time stressesing the Commission’s responsibility to ensure that compensation granted to SGEIs is compatible with EU state aid rules; expresses its concern regarding the exemption of too many services from the scrutiny of competition authorities;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of affordability, sustainability and security of energy supply; considers competition policy to be of vital importance in encouraging the unbundling andof wholesale from retail services in order to prevent anti-competitive practices and to addressing the current fragmentation of the market; stresrecognises that, while the regulation of state aid in this field must be carried out in the same spirit as in any other, certain forms of aid for renewable energy are compatible with the internal market, such as the use of fixed-price Feed-in Tariffs in order to stimulate community renewable energy schemes; calls on the Commission to ensure that all guidelines it produces respect the legislative context, in the light of concerns about the haste and scope of the Commission’s new ‘Guidelines on State Aid for Environmental Protection and Energy’; and acknowledges that the new Guidelines are already restricting some Member States’ attempts to promote renewable energy, particularly community renewable energy projects;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the externalities of developments in this sector should be carefully monitored; expresses its concern at the development of different standards among equal competitors as a consequence of the standardisation of financial regulations, particularly where this has the potential to lead to a ‘race to the bottom’;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes the considerable advances that have been made in EU banking regulation since 2008, and particularly in 2013; believes that a comprehensive analysis of the competitive aspects of this large amount of new EU financial regulation is in order;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission, following its recent review into the economic impact of modern retail on choice and innovation in the EU food sector, to consider the potential impact of large supermarkets dominating the market to such an extent that their collective buying power distorts competition among supply chains, both in Europe and the developing world;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that this sector is fragmented owing to national regulation; welcomes the contribution of EU competition policy in tackling artificial barriers to entry, and reaffirms the importance of the SGEI designation for healthcare in particular;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recognises the need in the transport sector for a level playing field which allows free but also fair competition that promotes high-quality secure jobs, improved passenger services and efficient distribution of goods and services;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Expresses its concern at the abuse of cabotage regulation in road transport and at potential social dumping within variouspractices within transport services, and more widely; believes these problemsactices create unfair competitive advantages and must be addressed;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that efforts to encourage a competitive EU must at all times work in the public’s interest; recognises the relationship between an effective EU competition policy and the need for large scale investment in vital public services including transport services;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Supports the inclusion of a competition chapter within the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement, with provisions coveringon antitrust, mergers, state- owned enterprises and subsidies, within the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreementbringing US standards up to the level of EU standards;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the Commission to conclude its ongoing investigations into tax rulings as speedily as possible; at the same time to consider the wider implications for competition of aggressive tax avoidance practices undertaken by companies and encouraged by states; and to investigate the possibility that current tax practices across the Union are in fact inherently anti-competitive and damaging to the Single Market;