3 Amendments of Alfred SANT related to 2014/2158(INI)
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. (a) Notes that SGEIs represent a significant share of total service provision in Member States, and maintains that their more efficient provision can deliver significant gains; stresses the Commission’s responsibility to ensure that compensation granted to SGEIs is compatible with EU state aid rules; expresses its concern regarding the exemption of too many services from the scrutiny of competition authoritiesbelieves that exemptions of services from the scrutiny of competition authorities should be allowed, in line with the general Commission guidelines regarding SGEIs, in order to guarantee accessibility of SGEIs for households and businesses alike; (b) Highlights that special treatment should be given to the areas of energy, transport and communication; notes that competition rules should work in parallel to the overarching goal of enhancing the living conditions of EU citizens; stresses that where economies of scale do not allow for a profit-based provision of services, such as is often the case for sparsely populated regions and peripheral islands, Government intervention aimed at ensuring the continuous and efficient delivery of services of General Economic Interest is to be allowed and indeed promoted;
Amendment 147 #
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 otherobserved, subject to the priority that households and businesses must retain full access to these services, and thereby underpin the general prosperity of the local, regional and national economy in which they are located;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recognises the need in the transport sector for a level playing field which allows free but also fair competition; considers that in the scenario of market failure, government intervention in the form of State Aid can act as an essential factor in guaranteeing continued transport service; highlights that the transport sector is an essential part of the infrastructure that guarantees the survival and well-being of local residents and businesses, especially in sparsely populated regions and peripheral islands;