16 Amendments of Rina Ronja KARI related to 2014/2158(INI)
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas European citizens want a high- quality and affordableuniversal provision of public services;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the successful development of SMEs under conditions of free competition, public firms and social enterprises is one of the most essential preconditions for job creation, growth and investment;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas competition policy must be subordinated to the goals of sustainable growth and social cohesion;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that ensuring a level- playing field for companies in the internal market also depends on combating social dumping, which should be regarded as an anticompetitive practice;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates that the Commission cshould consider reallocation of resources from obsolete or underused budget lines towards DG Competition, in order to enable a more proactive stancetake particular note to direct competition policy to the goals of job creation and economic growth to end the crisis;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to consider the social and labour impacts of its interventions, especially in those regions with high levels of unemployment, integrating this analysis in its decisions;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the fourth consecutive time for a swift end to the state aid crisis regime for the banking sector; recognises that the Commission’s Banking Communication of August 2013 constitutes an important yet insufficient step to protect European taxpayers and limit the amount of aid that banks may receive, and thus contributes to breaking the link between sovereigns and bankstax-payers and the financial system;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that State aid to the banking system has failed to increase credit or restore confidence, thus failing to meet the criteria of public interest;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Underlines the importance which should be given to taking into consideration social and environmental criteria in public procurement procedures;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Reiterates that EU Structural Funds may not be used in a way that directly or indirectly supports the relocation of services or production to other Member States;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Agrees that effective merger control is an important instrument for competition enforcement since it contributes to the maintenance of competitive pressure on market participants; regrets the erratic action of the Commission in this field, which has not limited the process of accumulation in big firms;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. 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 otherthat Member States must act against energy poverty;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Regrets the measures adopted by certain Member States against renewable energy, which benefit vested private interests against the development of an efficient and clean energy supply;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes the considerable advhancges that have been made in EU banking regulation since 2008, and particularly in 2013; believes that a comprehensive analysis of the competitive aspects of this large amount of new EU financial regulation is in order;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes that agreements such as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement or the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership alter competition in a way harmful to SMEs, public companies and social enterprises;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Is concerned that the use of ISDS in free-trade agreements serves to remove democratic control of competition policy;