4 Amendments of Sophia IN 'T VELD related to 2010/2137(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls once again on the Commission, as the sole EU-wide competent competition authority, to report to Parliament in detail and annually about the follow-up to Parliament's recommendations and to explain any departure from Parliament's recommendations; notes that the response by the Commission to Parliament's 2008 Competition Report is a mere summary of actions taken, and does not provide any insight into the effectiveness of the measures;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the temporary State aid rules established in response to the financial and economic crisis, namely the four Communications for the financial sector and the Temporary Framework directed at the other sectors; reiterates its request to the Commission to publish, during the course of 2010, a comprehensive report on the effectiveness of State aid granted for 'green recovery' (bringing about a substantial shift towards sustainability, in particular in the automotive sector) and State aid for environmental protection; specifically, asks the Commission to clarify the low uptake of State aid for green products;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that the use of ever higher fines as the sole antitrust instrument may be too blunt, not least considering potential job losses as a result of the inability to pay; notes that substantial revenues deriving from fines are currently collected by the Commission and enter the EU budget; emphasises that a policy of high fines should not be used as an alternative budget financing mechanism, and calls for the development of a wider range of more sophisticated instruments, covering such issues as individual responsibility, transparency and accountability of firms, shorter procedures, the right of defence and due process, mechanisms to ensure the effective operation of leniency applications (in particular to overcome the interference caused by discovery processes in the US), corporate compliance programs and the development of European standards; favours a ‘carrot-and-stick’ approach with penalties that serve as an effective deterrent, in particular for repeat offenders, while encouraging compliance;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Urges the Commission to look in greater detail at competition in the agro- industrial sector in terms of transparency and consumer price evolution; reiterates in this context, its earlier calls for sector inquiries into online advertising, search engines and the food industries; calls for an inquiry into media concentrations, including all channels for distribution of content, such as print, television and radio and the internet; requests that the Commission present an analysis of competition in the telecoms and car sectors;