4 Amendments of Reinhard BÜTIKOFER related to 2010/2137(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises that high market concentration and a lack of transparency in commodity markets can significantly hamper competition and adversely affect European industry; calls on the European Commission to therefore analyse commodity markets such as for iron ore and particularly for the 14 critical raw materials identified by the Commission with a view to establishing to what extent these markets require more transparency and competition;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that commodity speculation can have a distortive effect on markets and competition; welcomes France's intention to address this issue in the context of its G20 Presidency; notes that this should also go beyond agricultural products to include metals;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to use public procurement policies for stimulating competition by, for example, including environmental and social criteria in tenders;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that scientific and technical innovation, patents and the cultural industries can contribute immensely to the competitiveness of the European economy; urgeasks the Member States, therefore, to speedily find a solution to the outstanding issuinvolve more economists in the assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of thea EU single patent system;