15 Amendments of Monica SEMEDO related to 2019/2131(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the European Commission's decision of 7 January 2019 to prolong seven sets of EU state aid rules (State Aid modernisation initiative for 2014-2020) until the end of 2022 and to launch evaluations in the meantime;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas competition policy must benefit the consumer while defending European businessesst promoting healthy competition amongst businesses operating in the Single Market, in particular by ensuring SMEs, against unfair competition outside Europere afforded the opportunity to compete on a fair basis;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas, private investment, including from third-country undertakings, is crucial to the success of the European Green Deal;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas a more sustainable and solidarity-based economy, which takes into account new types of enterprises in the Single Market such as social economy enterprises (SEEs), is important;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas, the primary objective of European competition policy is to prevent the distortion of competition in order to preserve the integrity of the internal market and protect consumers;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to develop the influence of EU competition policy in the world, in particular by stepping up cooperation with the USA and China, and by leveraging the EU's economic power to incorporate state aid rules into FTAs with the aim to ensure a level playing field;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to ensure the balanced application of State aid control to European operators in order to avoid asymmetries with their foreign competitors, who are not subject to it, whilst ensuring that the internal market is not undermined and that application and enforcement of EU competition law is not weakened;
Amendment 183 #
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 possiblewhich is ultimately to the detriment of the consumer;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the slowness of the application of antitrust rules; stresses the financial and structural risk to which some actors are exposed if they initiate lengthy and costly proceedings; calls on the Commission to consider setting deadlines which take into account the economic timeframe of businesses; stresses, however, that due process must be observed;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Relatives however that such precautionary measures need to be conducted on a case by case basis and cannot become a general policy as it would compromise the attractiveness of the Single Market;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Recalls that a number of State aid rules adopted as part of the State Aid Modernisation are due to expire by the end of 2020; the evaluation which has been launched in January 2019 should also take into account long-term considerations of the new European Commission as well as the view of the newly elected European Parliament;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to fully mobilise and reform the state aid modernisation strategy, in particular for the energy transition as the upcoming requirements of the New Green Deal for EU companies will be higher in comparison to the EU 2020 strategy which focused on creating the conditions for smart,sustainable and inclusive growth;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Recalls that Social economy enterprises and organisations are run according to shared features, values and principles such as the primacy of the individual and the social objective over capital; calls the European Commission to better recognize SEEs and to include them on the basis of studies in their reviews of competition rules, including state aid rules;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Stresses the importance for a geopolitical European Commission to achieve an international standard setting by EU competition policy which shall contribute to improve the EU's international competitiveness;