7 Amendments of Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO related to 2015/2140(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas competition policy is in itself a means of safeguarding European democracy, in that it prevents the over- concentration of economic and financial power in the hands of a few, which would undermine the ability of Europe’s political authorities to act independently of major industrial and banking groups;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. 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 other; points out, however, that that the energy grid is a network- based infrastructure requiring special treatment, to enable and foster self- consumption;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Takes the view that special attention should be paid to the fragmentation of the banking market, including for electronic card payments (such as the denial of service due to transfer to another Member State) and electronic cash withdrawal (such as multiple fees for ATM use);
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Commission to examine ATM networks from the perspective of competition policy, given that this is a network infrastructure;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Reminds the Commission that competition policy also entails regulating the price of services for which it is difficult to set a market value, such as ATM fees;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Is concerned that mergers and acquisitions as a result of the restructuring in the banking sector have led to increased concentration and oligopolistic tendencies; asks the Commission to draw up a study on this issue;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that State aid proceedings alone cannot put a permanent stop to the unfair tax competition in a number of Member States of the European Union; further tangible results are required, such as a consolidated basis of calculation for the corporate tax base and for capital gains, a review of the VAT Directive in order to prevent fraud, the obligation on large international companies to report their turnover and profits on a ‘country by country’ basis and calling on Member States to introduce greater transparency in their tax practices and mutual reporting requirements;