12 Amendments of Markus FERBER related to 2016/2100(INI)
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas a successful competition policy must not be directed exclusively towards bringing down prices for consumers, but must also be mindful of the innovativeness and investment activity of European industry and the particular competitive conditions for small and medium-sized enterprises;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates that all market players should pay their fair share of tax; Wwelcomes the Commission’s in-depth investigations into anti-competitive practices such as selective tax advantages or excess profit ruling systems; stresses that the Directorate-General for Competition should receive the requisite information to enable it to investigate the competitive dimension of such practices; stresses that, to this end, access to the information about tax rulings and transfer pricing arrangements exchanged between the tax authorities of Member States is particularly decisive; deplores the fact that Member States deny DG Competition access to this information;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to conduct a wide-ranging review of the effectiveness of existing competition law instruments in the digital age, and where appropriate to develop them further;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission, when assessing digital economy transactions with competition law relevance, to place greater emphasis on the role of data and of network effects;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Stresses that, particularly in a dynamic sector such as the digital economy, it is absolutely crucial for competition proceedings to be swiftly concluded, so that the abuse of a dominant position on the market cannot lead to a market shakeout;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to clarify the 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 the 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 protection;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to review the interpretation of the relevant competition provisions in connection with the Deposit Guarantee Schemes Directive (DGSD) so that the early-stabilisation instruments provided for by the EU legislative authority can actually be brought into use;
Amendment 311 #
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 fuelit is for Member States to take energy mix decisions;
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the decentralised enforcement of EU competition rules in Europe, but considers that the effectiveness of the protection of citizens and companies from anti-competitive practices should not depend only on the Member State in which they are resident; calls on the competition authorities in the Member States to make full use of the possibilities offered by European cooperation in the context of the European Competition Network (ECN);
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Emphasises that international cooperation between competition authorities is essential in a globalised world; calls on the Commission, therefore, to examine the scope for concluding with more third countries competition agreements which facilitate exchanges of information between investigating authorities; emphasises that in this regard the competition agreements already concluded with Switzerland and Canada can serve as models for future agreements of this kind;