Activities of Krišjānis KARIŅŠ related to 2010/2137(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Report on competition policy 2009 (debate)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1
Paragraph -1
-1. Stresses that an EU competition policy based on the principles of open markets and a level playing field in all sectors is a cornerstone of a successful internal market and a condition for the creation of sustainable and knowledge based jobs;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Invites the Commission to monitor closely the implementation of the third energy liberalisation package by Member States according to the timetable and assess its effectiveness in creating a functioning internal market; encourages the Commission to initiate a further inquiry into the energy sector if the assessment comes to a negative conclusion;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas competition policy is an essential tool in enabling the EU to be competitive on the global stage and in overcoming the financial crisis,
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Refers to the fact that a well- functioning market incentivises energy efficiency;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Supports the view that a sounder financial system necessitates regulation to improve the competition on the financial market, and acknowledges the need for more regulation aimed at bringing more safety and more transparency to the over- the-counter (OTC) derivatives market for financial institutions; underlines that such a regulation will increase costs of doing business and non-financial institutions, such as power companies, trading in products, commodities and services that do not cause any systemic risk should be exempted from this regulation;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas competition is still imperfect in the energy sector, agricultural production and other sectors,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas the successful development of SMEs under conditions of free competition is one of the most essential preconditions for overcoming the financial crisis effectively,
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Reminds that digital convergence and the growing importance of interoperability and standards are key issues for the ICT in the increasingly inter-connected global environment; underlines furthermore the importance of continuously ensuring free competition in the field of ICT as new digital products and services appear on the market; calls therefore on the Commission to address these issues in the upcoming guidelines on horizontal cooperation agreements;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that it has supported the Commission’s request for more resources to be allocated to Commission staff in the area of competition in the 2011 budget; asks to be informed about how the additional resources have been used; recalls its request to the Commission to ensure that its Directorate-General for Competition has appropriate staff numbers to deal with its rising workload;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that the implementation of a successful competition policy and the complete functioning of the internal market are essential preconditions for sustainable economic growth in the European Union;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. RPoints out that SMEs are particularly important for the whole European economy; stresses furthermore the major innovation potential of SMEs and reiterates its previous request to the Commission to include a dedicated chapter on SMEs and competition. with a focus on fair and non- discriminatory competition conditions for SMEs.
Amendment 68 #
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;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Observes that in the energy sector such obstacles to competition still persist as a lack of interconnections, untransparent procedures used by transmission system operators to allocate power to producers and disparities between countries in definitions of categories of recipients of services, which hamper competition between energy producers;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. UConsiders that competition in agricultural production is a precondition for lower prices for consumers in European countries, and urges the Commission to look in greater detail at competition in the agro- industrial sector in terms of support, transparency and consumer price evolution;