BETA

10 Amendments of Caroline NAGTEGAAL related to 2021/2185(INI)

Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates the importance of the Commission and the Member States launching a post-COVID-19 roadmap for better targeted State aid in order to promote competitiveness and growth and ensure high-quality jobs; Notes with concern the large heterogeneity across Member States in the amounts of State aid granted as a response to the pandemic; Recognises that large amounts of State aid were necessary to support businesses through lockdowns;
2022/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates the importance of the Commission and the Member States launching a post-COVID-19 roadmap for better targeted State aid in order to promote competitiveness and growth and ensure high-quality jobs; However, also emphasises the need to consider the dynamics of the internal market when large Member States are able to subsidise more than smaller Member States;
2022/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates the importance of the Commission and the Member States launching a post-COVID-19 roadmap for better targeted State aid in order to promote competitiveness and growth and ensure high-quality jobs; calls for a steady phasing-out of the State aid as the pandemic becomes manageable;
2022/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the importance of safeguarding the competitiveness of European companies in a globalised arena, of striving for reciprocity, and of ensuring fair competition for regional markets in the single market; acknowledges the rationale behind the Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) is that state interventions are justified in the clear presence of well documented market failures;
2022/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the importance of safeguarding the competitiveness of European companies in a globalised arena, of striving for reciprocity, and of ensuring fair competition for regional markets in the single market; Reiterates that the allocation of State aid to IPCEI shall as a rule of thumb be spent on research and development and not on production capacities;
2022/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the importance of safeguarding the competitiveness of European companies in a globalised arena, of striving for reciprocity, and of ensuring fair competition for regional markets in the single market; further emphasises that to achieve this goal, State aid must only be allocated to European companies in extraordinary cases;
2022/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the recent judgment by the General Court of the EU3 , which confirms the Commission’s assessment as regards a dominant market position and is proof and an example of the effective application of traditional EU competition rules in the context of a digital economy; Notes the lengthy legal process for the Google Shopping case and calls for additional resources for the enforcement authorities; __________________ 3Judgment of the General Court of 10 November 2021, Google and Alphabet v Commission, T-612/17, ECLI:EU:T:2021:763.
2022/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Supports the review of EU competition law instruments as outlined in the Commission communication of 18 November 2021; recalls, however, that this should not exclude the development of new tools where necessary; Calls for a swift return to the pre-pandemic rules for competition policy and state aid as economic activities stabilise after the pandemic;
2022/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the ongoing review of State aid rules, which aims to ensure consistency with both established and new regulatory principles relevant to the twin transition; Reiterates that the green transition and the fulfilment of the European Climate Law can only truly be achieved with private investments;
2022/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Takes note of the Commission’s initiative to revise the State aid rules in the field of climate, environmental protection and energy (CEEAG) to align them with the European Green Deal and supports the adoption of new guidelines in that regard; Asserts that State aid can complement but never substitute private investments in technologies needed for the green transition;
2022/01/27
Committee: ECON