4 Amendments of Phil BENNION related to 2013/2075(INI)
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Questions the notion of ‘inappropriate aid’ introduced by the Commission; notes that the Court of Justice has found that a condition of efficiency is not appropriate to compensation for public services; recommends that a better distinction be developed between subsidy, aid, and investment, and clarity given as to the rules which apply when Member States, local or regional bodies or the private sector make investments in various sectors providing economic or social services or a mixture of both;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recommends that the Commission evaluate the interaction between competition policy, on the one hand, and the objectives of the EU environmental, social and economic policies, on the other hand, bearing in mind the difficulties faced in ensuring appropriate access to finance for the private sector and social economy, achieving the 2020 targets and adhering to the budgetary and fiscal constraints required by the stability and growth pact;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that the social and solidarity economy must benefit from special rules on state aid in view ofcompetition rules must maintain a degree of flexibility with regard to the social and solidarity economy and activities which contribute towards specific social, economic and environmental objectives of the EU bearing in mind the specific nature of itstheir operation and objectives;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the type of dialogue engaged in by the Commissioner for Competition cannot replace genuine democratic control by Parliament; recommends developing a better discourse between the Commission, Member States, local and regional actors and civil society in order to ensure that the competition policy and public expenditure are complementary to the shared objectives of ensuring a fair and more complete single market, on the one hand, and achieving national and European social and economic objectives, on the other hand;