Activities of Kaja KALLAS related to 2015/2140(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Annual Report on EU Competition Policy
Amendments (9)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
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 economycompetition to the benefit of consumers, citizens, and businesses;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that EU rules on State aid must be geared to achieving the objectives of fairness and social cohesion and the goals of the Europe2020 strategy; regards it as important, therefore, that State aid should be used to invest in the realrestricted to addressing market failures and ensuring economyic and foster the concentration of resourcessocial cohesion, in particular in key sectors, such as research and innovation, infrastructure development and measures to achieve climate and energy policy objectivesto the extent it does not distort the market;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that the overhauleffective enforcement 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 ofrequires strong market knowledge and fast reactivity, and also in order to overcominge the current fragmentation along national lines and doingto do away with barriers to access to the market;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
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, e-commerce, and advertising market more open and transparent, and regards it as vital to guarantee an open and neutral netthe principle of net neutrality, namely fair, open and non-discriminatory internet access, as a prerequisite for fair competition and market cohesion to the benefit of consumers and businesses;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regards it as essential that Directive 2014/104/EU on certain rules governing actions for damages under national law for infringements of the competition law provisions should be implemented quickly and correctly; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take additional measures, if necessary, to facilitate collective actions of this kind;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to ensure the new EU public procurement rules are implemented in a timely manner, in particular the deployment of e- procurement and the new provisions encouraging the division of contracts into lots, which is essential to foster innovation and competition and to support SMEs in procurement markets;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Welcomes the strong interplay between competition enforcement and the digital single market strategy, in particular in actions related to geoblocking practices and licensing agreements, to complete the digital single market; considers that a similar interplay is vital in the internal energy market to remove barriers to the free flow of energy across borders and to build the Energy Union;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Takes the view that the main condition towards the completion of the European Energy Union is a well-functioning internal energy market that is dependent on the effective and persistent enforcement of EU competition rules; emphasises that implementing the competition rules contributes to sustainability, competitiveness and security of supply;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Considers that competition in the telecommunications sector is essential not only to drive innovation and investment in networks, but also for affordable prices and choice in services for consumers; calls, therefore, on the Commission to safeguard competition in this sector, including in the allocation of spectrum;