9 Amendments of Werner LANGEN related to 2016/2100(INI)
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes, furthermore, the current Commission practice whereby instant messaging (IM) applications are not compared with services of a different natureCalls on the Commission to take account of the growing convergence in the digital markets, by comparing comparable services, such as instant messaging (IM) applications, with equivalent services provided by the general telecommunications sector;:
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes the greater attention being paid to network effects and to data accumulation and analysis in identifying market power on digital markets; takes the view that data play a major role in the digital economy and should therefore be taken into account in assessment under competition rules;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that competition in the telecommunications sector is essential, not only to drive innovation and investment in networks but also to encourage affordable prices and choice of services for consumers; calls on the Commission, therefore, to safeguard competition in this sector, including with regard to spectrum allocationstresses at the same time that, in order to promote innovation, and in particular to implement the objectives of the digital agenda and the sustainable competitiveness of the European market, investments needed or already made should also be looked at in assessments under the competition rules;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that ending roaming charges in the EU is not sufficient and that intra-EU calls must be also regulated on the same level as local calls;charges for telephone calls in the EU, whether local or international, are open to competition and therefore do not require any regulation by the European Union; therefore calls on the Commission not to submit a legislative proposal for regulating intra-EU calls;
Amendment 214 #
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 funds;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to keep its cartel enforcement record strong and effective in all cases where it has sufficient evidence of infringement; welcomes last year’s five decisions relating to a total of EUR 365 million in fines; also calls, however, for extra vigilance regarding airlines’ ‘anti-competitive cooperation practices’;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Is of the opinion that EU merger control arrangements should take account of purchase price as a criterion, since mergers in digital markets have made it clear that turnover thresholds are not sufficient;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21