Activities of Kateřina KONEČNÁ related to 2020/2223(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on competition policy – annual report 2020
Amendments (6)
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the changes both businesses and consumers are facing due to the digital transformation and welcomes the Commission’s focus on modernising its competition policy to adequately tackle serious problems and market failures in the digital sector; deplores the fact that recent legislative proposals of the Commission missed the opportunity to make EU competition policy fit for the digital age; regrets that despite the initial intention, a competition tool was not included in the proposals; calls for a revision of EU competition policies addressing the concentration of huge amount of data by few digital players; regrets in this regard that current competition rules are not fit for dealing with mergers and acquisitions by dominant digital players and therefore, are insufficient to guarantee a level playing field for SMEs in Europe;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that regulating digital markets constitutes a core responsibility of the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection; in this context, highlights the adoption of the P2B Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2019/11501 ) and notes that ex ante regulatory intervention will address the gaps in ex post competition law enforcement but notes that this intervention must be accompanied by a revised European competition policy; __________________ 1 OJ L 186, 11.7.2019, p. 57.
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that regulating digital markets constitutes a core responsibility of the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection; in this context, highlights the adoption of the P2B Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2019/11501 ) and notes that ex ante regulatory intervention will address the gaps in ex post competition law enforcement; welcomes the ambition of the Portuguese Presidency to reach an agreement in the Council regarding the proposal on 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 in order to guarantee a level playing field in the EU; __________________ 1 OJ L 186, 11.7.2019, p. 57. 1
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the importancedanger of a few online operators acting as gatekeepers to the digital economy, including access to e- commerce markets and the consequences on freedom of choice for consumers and access to markets for companies; underlines, therefore, the need for an internal market ex ante regulatory instrument to ensure that impacted markets remain fair and competitive; looks forward to seeing this instrument in the forthcoming Digital Markets Act proposal; with strong enforcement rules and penalties accompanied by a new set of anti trust rules to ensure that impacted markets remain fair and competitive; regrets that the Commission proposal for a Digital Markets Act is not ambitious enough in this regard;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of clear measures to ensure effective enforcement and supervision of competition law at the EU level; underlines that the compliance of provisions must be reinforced with effective and proportionate penalties; notes that tackling anti-competitive practices such as social and tax dumping in the EU is a prerequisite for a fair single market;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
(1) Stresses the need to apply competition policy in a manner that is consistent with the European social acquis, including respect for the rights defined in the European Social Charter and the European Social Pillar and the relevant ILO Conventions;