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2014/2158(INI) Annual report on EU Competition Policy
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Lead committee dossier: ECON/8/00965
Legal Basis RoP 052
Next event: Vote scheduled in committee, 1st reading/single reading 2015/01/27 more...
- Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading 2015/03/10
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | ECON | MESSERSCHMIDT Morten (ECR) | DE LANGE Esther (EPP), LANGEN Werner (EPP), SZANYI Tibor (S&D), TREMOSA I BALCELLS Ramon (ALDE), LÓPEZ BERMEJO Paloma (GUE/NGL), REIMON Michel (Verts/ALE) |
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Opinion | IMCO | KALLAS Kaja (ALDE) | |
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Opinion | JURI |
Legal Basis RoP 052
Subjects
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2015/03/10
Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading
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2015/01/27
Vote scheduled in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2014/11/24
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
- 2014/05/06 Non-legislative basic document published
Documents
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2014)0249
Amendments | Dossier |
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2014/2158(INI)
2014/12/08
IMCO
68 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that tackling the fragmentation of the digital single market and guaranteeing an open internet and net neutrality, in particular by prohibiting all discrimination and limitation of internet traffic, are essential to foster competition and boost growth and competitiveness in the digital sector;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that competition policy must benefit SMEs as well as consumers;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to enforce EU competition rules decisively in the online search market, based on input from all relevant stakeholders and taking into account the entire structure of the digital single market in order to ensure remedies that truly benefit consumers, internet users and online businesses; also calls on the Commission to closely evaluate the implementation
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to c
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to closely evaluate the implementation by Google of the binding commitments resulting from the agreement of February 2014; believes abusive dominant positions created by the so-called ‘first mover’ advantages and network effects in the digital sector should be more closely monitored; calls on an urgent cooperation between Member States for building European search engines in order not to face similar issues in the future and therefore get rid of Google dependence;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to c
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to closely evaluate the implementation by Google of the binding commitments resulting from the agreement of February 2014; believes abusive dominant positions created by the so-called ‘first mover’ advantages and network effects in the digital sector should be more closely monitored; underlines that all search engines, including those of companies established in third countries, must fully respect and comply with EU data protection rules
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that tackling the fragmentation of the digital single market and guaranteeing an open internet and net neutrality are essential to foster competition and boost growth and competitiveness in the digital sector; deems that the competition policy should contribute at promoting and enforcing open standards and interoperability in order to prevent technological lock-in of consumers and clients by a minority of market players
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to closely evaluate the implementation by Google of the binding commitments resulting from the agreement of February 2014; believes abusive dominant positions created by the so-called ‘first mover’ advantages and network effects in the digital sector should be more closely monitored and correspondingly regulated;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Emphasises in this respect that fair competition does not only mean that there should be no abuse of market power, but also that there should be a sufficient number of market players and that markets should remain open for new entrants. Therefore calls on the Commission to investigate the nature of existing entry barriers to key sectors of the digital single market;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Strongly welcomes the comments by Commissioner-designate Vestager in her hearing before the Parliament that free competition and protection against dominant positions in the digital economy is ultimately for the benefit of consumers; respects, however, the independence of the European Commission’s antitrust procedures and decisions on competition policy and complaints; asks all stakeholders to refrain from attempts to interfere with the decision-making system through political statements or other means;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Strongly welcomes the comments by Commissioner-designate Vestager in her hearing before the Parliament that free competition and protection against dominant positions in the digital economy is ultimately for the benefit of consumers; emphasises the need for more transparency from authorities in charge of implementing competition and data protection rules
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Strongly welcomes the comments by Commissioner-designate Vestager in her hearing before the Parliament that
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Strongly welcomes the comments by Commissioner-designate Vestager in her hearing before the Parliament that
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Highlights the importance of a thriving and competitive financial and services sector which would generate benefits and a wide range of choice for consumers;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that tackling the fragmentation of the digital single market and guaranteeing an open internet and net neutrality
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission to examine the situation of independent retailers who nevertheless are allowed under competition law to work together through their brick-and-mortar shops, to also provide joint e-commerce offerings;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Considers that Union competition policy should not be detrimental to industrial policy; calls on the Union to promote the development of European industrial champions in growth- generating areas such as the digital sector and, to that end, to rethink the rules on state aid;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Believes that for media plurality on the internet, a certain internet presence by public broadcasters is both necessary and justified.
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Stresses the benefit of peer to peer services for consumers, while recognising the need to ensure that there is a level playing field between traditional and new digital offers;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Underlines the benefits of competition for consumers and therefore expresses disappointment regarding the impact which cartels have on consumer choice;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Expresses its concern with the current competition policies of the Commission, which require from companies to get permission for mergers that may distort the Single Market whereas companies who by themselves have developed an overly dominant market position are not normally affected by European competition policies, unless they abuse their market position;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 d (new) 3d. Is of the opinion that not only financial institutions but also industrial companies can become too big to fail, as was the case with General Motors, which had to be saved by the US government. Calls on the Commission to examine when companies become too big to fail and to consider which measures can be taken at national or EU level to prevent companies becoming dependent on future government bailouts;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on Member States to implement the new EU public procurement rules in a timely manner in order to boost fair competition and ensure best value for money for public authorities; urges the Commission to ensure their application to the fullest possible extent in order to tackle distortions of competition caused by bid- rigging, abuses of dominant positions and discrimination in the public procurement sector; calls on the Commission and the Member States to frame their action within a global framework by linking the Union’s competition policy within Europe with the defence of a level playing field for European companies in third countries; stresses, in this respect, the need to improve the openness of third countries’ public procurement procedures in accordance with the principle of reciprocity
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on Member States to implement the new EU public procurement rules in a timely manner in order to boost fair competition
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on Member States to implement the new EU public procurement rules with respect of each member state interests in a timely manner in order to boost fair competition and ensure best value for money for public authorities; urges the
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on Member States to implement the new EU public procurement rules in a timely manner in order to boost
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on Member States to implement the new EU public procurement rules in a timely manner in order to
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses the importance of detailed and clear guidance to businesses, particularly SMEs, and public authorities from the Commission to facilitate their understanding of the recently adopted public procurement legislation and, particularly, the new flexibilities it offers;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Underlines that pursuant to Art. 18 (2) of Directive 2014/24/EU Member States are obliged to take appropriate measures to ensure that in the performance of public contracts economic operators comply with applicable obligations in the fields of environmental, social and labour law established by Union law, national law, collective agreements or by the international environmental, social and labour law provisions listed in Directive 2014/24/EU;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Believes that the development of e- government, in particular electronic public procurement, is an important factor in supporting growth, including as regards the participation of SMEs; calls, therefore, on the Member States to use all the tools made available to them by the public procurement directive for promoting European growth, and calls on the Commission to support all initiatives connected with the development of e- government;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to carefully
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to carefully monitor the centralisation of purchases in public procurement markets
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Considers that the Commission should act to create and ensure a legislative and legally-certain environment conducive to encouraging creativity and innovation for start-ups, micro-enterprises and SMEs;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes that timely and adequate implementation of the Directive on antitrust damage actions is essential to evaluate its effect on access to legal action for SMEs
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that tackling the fragmentation of the digital single market and guaranteeing an open, free internet and legally-enshrined net neutrality are essential to
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Notes the continuing lack of clarity in many Member States over whether funding for European Consumer Centres is regarded as illegal state funding; is concerned that funding for such centres is being jeopardised as a result; calls on the Commission to inform the Member States as soon as possible about the need to provide notification of such funding in order to guarantee the continued support operations of the European Consumer Centres;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Welcomes the White Paper ‘Towards more effective merger control’ aimed at improving and simplifying procedures; Considers that effective tools to tackle distortions of competition are crucial for the functioning of the single market and ultimately benefit consumers ; Believes that whereas the acquisition of non- controlling minority shareholdings might in some cases be harmful to competition, the right balance should be found between tackling distortions of competition and creating undue burden on businesses;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Considers that the lack of competition in network industries requires a more coordinated approach between political and regulatory action, antitrust enforcement, and public and private infrastructure investment;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Considers that the lack of competition in network industries requires a more coordinated approach between political and regulatory action, antitrust enforcement, and private sector infrastructure investment;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new) (1) Calls on the Commission, when conducting public procurement procedures through its Directorates- General and Implementing Agencies, to award more low-value contracts and contracts above EUR 193 000, rather than almost exclusively using framework contracts, which constitute a barrier to opening the public procurement market to European SMEs as they only benefit large companies and consortiums located close to the decision-making centres.
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes the Commission’s plan to address the challenges which exist in the energy market; emphasises in this context the importance of competition; also emphasises that implementing the competition rules contributes to the sustainability, competitiveness and security of supply;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes the Mastercard ruling of the CJEU of 11 September 2014, as well as the successful actions undertaken by the Commission to ensure that standardisation processes in the payments sector do not affect market entry and innovation
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes the Mastercard ruling of the CJEU of 11 September 2014, as well as the successful actions undertaken by the Commission to ensure that standardisation processes in the payments sector do not affect market entry and innovation; in this context, asks the Commission to accelerate the process of mapping standardisation work for mobile payments, while ensuring that any action taken does not exclude new entrants or favour dominant players and the regulatory framework is technologically neutral to facilitate future technological developments;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that tackling the fragmentation of the digital single market and guaranteeing an open internet and net neutrality are essential to increase consumer confidence and foster competition and boost growth and competitiveness in the digital sector;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes the
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises that the internal market dimension of competition policy, which is clear from the Treaty, and the importance of consumer protection in shaping competition policy require stronger cooperation between National Parliament’s Internal Market Committee and the
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises that the sin
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises th
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Reiterates that competitive Single Market is needed to boost growth and create quality jobs in Europe; stresses that competition policy is a key area in which Europe can further deliver for its citizens by making the single market more efficient;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Believes that swift actions by regulators and enforcement authorities against misleading and unfair practices are essential for implementation of competition and consumer protection policies
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Highlights that competition policy plays a key role in reinforcing the holistic approach to the Single Market to address Europe’s economic, social and environmental challenges; Calls on the Commission to effectively respect citizens’, consumers’ and SMEs’ needs by placing their concerns at the centre of the decision-making process so that competition policies proposed can provide added value for European citizens;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Welcomes the initiative of the Commission against international car rental companies to end practices preventing consumers from accessing best available prices on the basis of their country of residence; stresses that consumers should not be prevented from making use of the best available rate when purchasing goods or services within the Single market
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that tackling the fragmentation of the digital single market and guaranteeing an open internet and net neutrality are essential to foster competition and boost growth and competitiveness in the digital sector; Highlights the need for competition policy to be future proof and take into account new ways of selling online.
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that efforts to foster competition through the development of the Digital Single Market must at all times work in the interests of consumers, and that the rights enshrined in the EU Charter for fundamental rights must be fully protected in the digital domain;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Is convinced that personal data protection forms the basis of competition based on technical innovation and trust.
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