Activities of Stefan BERGER related to 2019/2131(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on competition policy – annual report 2019
Amendments (26)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to develop tools to facilitate better monitoring of foreign direct investment and not to limit itself to the screening mechanism;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to ensure reciprocity with third countries in public procurement and in investment policy; furthermore, with a view to the need to open up public procurement markets in third countries to which access does not yet exist, urges the Commission to work towards the accession of key third countries, such as China, to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement with an acceptable initial offer; stresses that planned EU instruments to improve international market opening, such as the International Procurement Instrument, must be designed in such a way as to avoid adverse effects on EU companies, such as additional bureaucracy and new market distortions;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to adopt a more favourable approach to industrial cooperation in order to foster the emergence of European leaders that are globally competitive; especially urges the Commission to promote European companies that invest in technologies enabling the transition to a green economy, and to ensure a level playing field compared to third-country companies;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to adopt a more favourable approach to industrial cooperationconsider adopting higher thresholds in the field of merger control in order to foster the emergence of European leaders that are globally competitive;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Underlines in this regard that in order for the European Green Deal to be successful European producers of sustainable products and services need to see the advantages of it and not face unfair competition from companies in third countries;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Believes that to strengthen EU digital markets further cooperation and standardization with regard to data sharing should be enabled to ensure that full potential or the data economy in Europe;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Underlines the importance of cooperation for digital infrastructure, in particular 5G, one of the key drivers for the Digital Single Market strategy, and therefore calls on competition policy to facilitate infrastructure sharing which not only enhances consumer welfare such as faster roll-out and potential better quality but also could allow a more efficient use of resources and environmental benefits;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for a review of the definition of the relevant market so as to move towards a longer-term vision encompassing the global dimension and potential future competi, particularly in merger decisions, for an even greater focus on global competition from non-European undertakings than hitherto, depending on the individual case; calls for potential competition to be considered on a longer time scale and for greater account to be taken of efficiency considerations;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission, given the market power of some specific digital mega-platforms, to formulate a tailor- made regulatory framework that ensures non-discriminatory access to, and fair competition on, these platforms;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to review merger rules and strengthen antitrust action, taking into account the effects of market and network power associated with both personal and financial data; proposes that every merger in the market for such data should be subject to prior monitoring, regardless of thresholds;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recognises the limitations of current competition law when it comes to network effects and abuse of dominant positions by some multinational mega- platforms that give preferential treatment to their own services; calls, therefore, on the Commission to propose new sector- specific regulation for certain digital intermediaries with particularly powerful market positions in order to promote competition so as to prevent market abuse, which should include a ban on preferential treatment of an undertaking's own services;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the buying-out of start- ups by dominant players dries up innovation and threatens sovereignty, and calls on the Commission to reverse the burden of proof with regard to such buy- outscan jeopardise innovation, and calls on the Commission to investigate systematic acquisitions and their effects on competition over a relatively long period of time in order to gather robust information;
Amendment 172 #
11. Calls on the Commission to introduce, as part of an impact assessment, to discuss the extent to which the introduction of a centralised ex ante market monitoringsurveillance system, to provide national authorities with the necessary means to gather data anonymously, and to introduce targeted regulation when is appropriate and, if necessary, to draft a targeted regulatory proposal when such practices become systemic;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that, while intermediation platforms play a major role in access to consumers for online services, some abuse their privileged position by acting as gatekeepers; calls on the Commission to conclude its preliminary investigation into Spotify’s complaint about Apple’s anticompetitive practices and to launch a formal procedure as soon as possible;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages the Commission to increase freedom of choice for consumers and to set up a European consumer protection authoritytrengthen the role of the ECC Network;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to create a fair trading environment for all stakeholders to support innovation in the EU, value creation, choice and quality for consumers, and, in addition, to carry out a comprehensive analysis of the need to adapt EU competition policy to current market developments in the retail sector, including concentration and abusive practices;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the urgent need to adopt precautionary measures to adapt to the rapid development of new markets and to stop any practice which would seriously harm competition; calls on the Commission to relax the criteria for these measures, while respecting the rule of law, in order to avoid any irreversible damage;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to make more systematic use of investigations in sectors that are essential to the everyday life of citizens, such as transport and, the media and payment systems, in the digital age;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to fully mobilise the sState aid modernisation strategy and to apply the ‘just transition’ principles, in particular for the energy transition;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls, without Treaty change, for regular use of the ordinary legislative procedure in competition policy, by analogy with the procedure for the ‘non- life insurance’ and ‘ECN+’ directivedirective and Directive (EU) 2019/1 to empower the competition authorities of the Member States to be more effective enforcers;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses the desire for a greater role for Parliament in determining and developing competition policy, along the lines of that played by the US Congress, which even has the power to launch investigations;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28