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Activities of Robert ROCHEFORT related to 2015/2140(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Annual report on EU Competition Policy (A8-0368/2015 - Werner Langen) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2140(INI)

Amendments (4)

Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Regards a transparent and competitive single market as a key factor for growth and for an effective recovery, and takes the view, therefore, that competition policy has a vital role to play in safeguarding the rights of consumers, citizens, businesses and workers in the broader context of a social market economy; considers that European competition law should enable consumers to choose from a wide range of high-quality products at competitive prices and should also ensure that businesses have an incentive to invest and innovate, giving them a fair chance of promoting the selling points of their products;
2015/09/25
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that the overhaul of competition policy is needed partly in order to meet the challenges posed by the digital single market, a sector which is changing rapidly, hence the importance of overcoming the current fragmentation along national lines and doing away with barriers to access to the market, while guaranteeing a high level of consumer protection;
2015/09/25
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Regards it as essential to guarantee fair terms of competition on the digital market and to combat the abuse of dominant positions; considers it important, in particular, to make the on-line research and advertising market more open and transparent and to improve competitive conditions there, and regards it as vital to guarantee an open and neutral net;
2015/09/25
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers it essential for the Commission to continue to promote better convergence and cooperation between national competition authorities in the European Union;
2015/09/25
Committee: IMCO