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Activities of Manon AUBRY related to 2020/2223(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Competition policy – annual report 2020 (debate)
2021/06/07
Dossiers: 2020/2223(INI)

Amendments (19)

Amendment 38 #
1. Highlights that a competition policy aiming to ensure a level playing field in all sectors and to promote the development of each Member-States’ productive structures, drive innovation and give consumers more choices, is crucial for guaranteeing the proper functioning of the single market;
2021/02/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that a strict and impartial enforcement of EU competition rules by independent competition authorities can make a significant contribution to key political priorities; however, believes that these rules should be reformed in order to promote greater industrial development and convergence within the European Union; emphasises its importance also in crisis conditions;
2021/02/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that ensuring a level playing field for undertakings in the single market also depends on decisively and effectively combating social and tax dumping;
2021/02/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights that excessive tax burdens may stifle innovation and jeopardise the contestability of markets, especially for SMEthe tax system can, is some occasions, be an important element to provide incentives to specific industries; however, stresses that companies must pay their fair share of taxes in order to properly fund public investment and redistributive policies; notes that the EU needs to promote greater transparency and effectiveness in the corporate tax system, particularly with respect to multinationals;
2021/02/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to launch a post COVID-19 roadmap for less and an European Industrial Strategy, based on better targeted State aid;
2021/02/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates the priority of ensuring that State aid rules are strictly and impartially adhered to, including when dealing with future banking crises, so that taxpayers are protected against the burden of bank rescues;
2021/02/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for reflection on possible distortions of competition arising from the European Central Bank’s pandemic emergencycorporate sector purchaseing programme (PECSPP) and corporate sector purchasing programme (CSPP)the Temporary Framework for State aid, due to the evidence that Member States with higher fiscal space have benefitted disproportionately from it;
2021/02/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises the importance of global dialogue and cooperation on competition policy enforcement and reform;
2021/02/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Expresses its concern about distortiveNotes that state-funded competition from Chinese and other foreign undertakings acquiring European undertakings, especially those active in innovative technologies, must lead the EU to reconsider its industrial priorities and develop its own Industrial Strategy;
2021/02/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. WelcomNotes the Commission’s White Paper on levelling the playing field as regards foreign subsidies;
2021/02/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Is of the opinion that the Union and the Member States need targeted policies and investments to reindustrialise and re- shore jobs and value chain activities; notes that an Industrial Strategy based on public investment and public subsidies directed to strategic industries can be crucial for the EU’s reindustrialization process while helping to achieve the green transition targets, thus promoting climate sustainability, employment and economic development;
2021/02/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Invites the Commission to identify strategic dependencies, particularly in sensitive industrial ecosystems, and to propose measures to reduce these, including by diversifying production and supply chains, fostering production and investment in Europe, allowing greater space for public investment at Member State level and ensuring strategic stockpiling;
2021/02/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Supports the inclusion in EU competition rules of a thorough State aid check on undertakings from third countries, while stressing that the Union should remain open to foreign direct investments complying with its legal framework;deleted
2021/02/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Takes the view that new competition tools might bare needed to deal with structural competition problems across digital markets which current rules cannot address in the most effective manner;
2021/02/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that the structural unbundling of Big Tech monopolies is desirable for restoring competition in digital markets, guaranteeing greater transparency in terms of data management and consumer protection;
2021/02/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Highlights the importance of reforming the current taxation system and develop an effective digital tax, so that digital multinationals finally pay their fair share of taxes in the countries in which a part of their value is created;
2021/02/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Notes that State aid policy is an integral part of competition policy and that State aid control reflects the need to maintain a level playing field for all undertakings carrying out activities in the single markethas been particularly detrimental to periphery Member States with weaker productive capacities, given the fact that it prevented these countries from investing in their domestic industries;
2021/02/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. WelcomNotes the Commission’s commitment to review its 1997 Notice 97/C 372/03 on the definition of relevant market in the Commission’s merger and antitrust enforcement; encourages the Commission, on a case-by-case basis, to take into account a longer-term vision encompassing the global dimension and potential future competition in its competitive assessments;
2021/02/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Recalls that cartels represent some of the most serious violations of competition law and imply significantly higher costs for consumers;
2021/02/03
Committee: ECON