11 Amendments of Manon AUBRY related to 2019/2131(INI)
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to develop the influencerade relations founded ofn comopetiration policy in the world, in particular by stepping up cooperation with the USA and Chinaand joint development rather than economic war and free trade;
Amendment 54 #
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; stresses reciprocity in public procurement should not prevent member states from ensuring their public procurement legislation and practices respects high environmental, social and human rights standards; considered reciprocity should not encourage European companies to engage in third countries in activities that violate human rights and are contradictory with EU environmental and human rights obligations; calls on the Commission to investigate whether the existing European and national public procurement legislations and practices are aligned with the environmental and human rights obligations of the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Reiterates its request for the Commission to examine whether possible distortions of competition arise from the CSPP especially between SMEs and multinational corporations;
Amendment 85 #
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; considers that shifting to a sustainable industry should be a cornerstone of European industrial cooperation;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Points out that the heavy fines imposed are often discounted in advance by businesses and ultimately passed on to consumers; stresses that the fines are not sufficient to fight the practices of several Member States to grant indirect state aid to companies with tax rulings; notes that Member States together with companies are attacking those fines before the European Court of Justice; notes that the Court confirmed the violation of competition rules by HSBC but decided to annul the fines, considering the Commission did not sufficiently explain how it was calculated; calls on the Commission to present a precise and transparent methodology on how it calculate fines;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Considers that access to the EU internal market must depend on compliance with sanitary, phytosanitary and environmental standards; calls on the Commission to ensure the EU trade and competition policy doesn’t undermine the respect of EU social and ecological standards or undermine the development of more ambition standards;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Welcomes the modernization of trade defence instruments and the development of new instruments to protect European companies from unfair competition arising from difference of social and environmental standards with third countries; points out, however, inconsistency between these defence instruments and the EU trade Policy, especially the signature by the Commission of a free trade agreement with Japan even though it has not ratified 2 of the 8 ILO conventions; calls on the Commission to examine whether the trade defence instrumens are consistent with the EU trade policy, especially free trade agreements;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18 c. Points out that disparities in labour law within the internal market, especially minimum wages, result in unfair competition between companies displacing their workforce and companies that do not; considers that the EU should address market distortions created by social dumping; acknowledges the commitment of the Commission to propose in the 100 first days of the mandate a legal instrument to ensure European workers receive a decent minimum wage; stresses, however, that setting a minimum wage by country will not be sufficient to guarantee a decent remuneration to all European workers and to put an end to unfair competition arising from disparities in labour law; calls on the Commission to propose a legal instrument toward a common decent European minimum wage;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Reiterates that taxation is sometimes usedused by several Member States to grant indirect State aid, creating an uneven playing field in the internal market; between SMEs, new entrants and multinational corporations, since aggressive tax planning is only available to them; deplores that very few progress have been made to end this unfair competition and stop the race to the bottom on corporate tax levels; deplores that several relevant legislative proposals are blocked by the Council; urges the Council to adopt the proposal on the CCCTB and the public country-by- country reporting; urges the Commission and the Council to tackle harmful tax practices of Member States and set a credible list of non-cooperative jurisdictions;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to fully mobilise the state aid modernisation strategy, in particular for the energy transition, rail transport, refurbishment of buildings; calls on the Commission to evaluate and review the rules for services of general economic interest and the General block exemption regulation to ensure full consistency with the European Green Deal; considers this evaluation as well as the ongoing evaluation of other State aid rules should include impact assessment on inequalities and environment;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to examine the discrepancies between the rules on State aid in the area of liquidation aid and the resolution regime under the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive, and following that to revise its 2013 Banking Communication accordingly; reiterates its request for the Commission to examine whether banking institutions have, since the onset of the crisis, benefited from implicit subsidies and State aid through the provision of liquidity support from central banks;