34 Amendments of Marisa MATIAS related to 2014/2158(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the Treaty on European Union (TEU), in particular article 3,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular Articles 101-109 thereof, and 147,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas too many sectors within the single market remain divided by national borders and artificial barroperated by private oligopoliers, while on the other hand important issues of subsidiary economic impact, e.g. social dumping or structural fund use, raise concerns and should be addressed within the framework of EU competition policy;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas competition policy is an essentia useful tool to enable the EU to have a dynamic, efficient and innovative internal market and to be competitive on the global stage, as well as to overcome the financial crisis;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas European citizens want a high- quality and affordableuniversal provision of public services;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the successful development of SMEs under conditions of free competition, public firms and social enterprises is one of the most essential preconditions for job creation, growth and investment;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas competition policy must be subordinated to the goals of sustainable growth and social cohesion;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the essential role of competition policy enforcement in productivity and innovation, creating a level playing field across the single market in full respect of national diversities;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that ensuring a level- playing field for companies in the internal market also depends on combating social dumping, which should be regarded as an anticompetitive practice;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates that the Commission cshould consider reallocation of resources from obsolete or underused budget lines towards DG Competition, in order to enable a more proactive stancetake particular note to direct competition policy to the goals of job creation and economic growth to end the crisis;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to consider the social and labour impacts of its interventions, especially in those regions with high levels of unemployment, integrating this analysis in its decisions;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the fourth consecutive time for a swift end to the state aid crisis regime for the banking sector; recognises that the Commission’s Banking Communication of August 2013 constitutes an important yet insufficient step to protect European taxpayers and limit the amount of aid that banks may receive, and thus contributes to breaking the link between sovereigns and bankstax-payers and the financial system;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that State aid to the banking system has failed to increase credit or restore confidence, thus failing to meet the criteria of public interest;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Underlines the importance which should be given to taking into consideration social and environmental criteria in public procurement procedures;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that SGEIs represent a significant share of total service provision in Member States, and; maintains that their more efficient provision can deliver significant gains; stresses the Commission’s responsibility to ensure that compensation granted to SGEIs is compatible with EU statepublic service and public ownership of SGEIs must be allowed aind rules; expresses its concern regarding the exemption of too many services from the scrutiny of competition authoritiesprotected, along with that of those services integrally provided with them;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for the extension of competition policy to private monopsonies and their restrictive practices on competition from the demand-side; regrets the inactivity of the Commission against such practices in agriculture or industrial out-sourcing, amongst other sectors;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Agrees that effective merger control is an important instrument for competition enforcement since it contributes to the maintenance of competitive pressure on market participants; regrets the erratic action of the Commission in this field, which has not limited the process of accumulation in big firms;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of affordability, sustainability and security of energy supply; considers competition policy to be of vital importance in encouraging unbundling and addressing the current fragmentation of the market; stresses that the regulation of state aid in this field must be carried out in the same spirit as in any otherthat Member States must act against energy poverty;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Regrets the measures adopted by certain Member States against renewable energy, which benefit vested private interests against the development of an efficient and clean energy supply;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights the contribution of cartel enforcement to a more transparent financial services sectorRegrets that no action was taken by the Commission against the abuses committed in the restructuring of private banks, including those affecting small depositors and small owners of financial instruments, like preferred shares, which in many cases had been commercialized without full compliance with EU laws;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the externalities of developments in this sector should be carefully monitored; expresses its concern at the development of different standards among equal competitors as a consequence of the standardisation of financial regulations;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes the considerable advhancges that have been made in EU banking regulation since 2008, and particularly in 2013; believes that a comprehensive analysis of the competitive aspects of this large amount of new EU financial regulation is in order;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission, in its upcoming review of the CAP reform, to investigate cofinancing for transferred funds, ensure simplification of EFA measures that focus on competitiveness, and request equal EFA factors for catch crops and nitrogen fixing crops;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Draws the attention of the Commission to monopsonistic practices in the agricultural sector, which force prices below the cost of production for many small agricultural producers;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Notes that competition policy may play a role in improving access to generic pharmaceuticals;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes that agreements such as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement or the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership alter competition in a way harmful to SMEs, public companies and social enterprises;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Is concerned that the use of ISDS in free-trade agreements serves to remove democratic control of competition policy;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Calls on the Commission to review the use of State Aid in third countries, the practice of social dumping and dominant position in world markets when assessing the need to take action against firms operating in the European market;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to an effective enforcement of competition rules in the areas of antitrust and cartels, mergers and state aid, maintaining competition instruments aligned with market developments while also promoting an innovative competition culture, both in the EU and globally;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission to assess its handling and timing of recent antitrust cases and address the formalistic concerns which have been raised;