16 Amendments of Alfred SANT related to 2016/2100(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament Resolution of 4 February 2016 on the special situation of islands (2015/3014(RSP)),
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the socially responsible implementation of competition rules prevents the over-concentration of economic and financial power in the hands of a few;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas fair competition policy should aim at keepsing markets efficient and open, thus leading to with lower prices, better-quality products and services and greater choice for consumers, also promoting innovation and growth;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the annual report by the Commission on competition policy, which can help to restore a sufficient level of investment and innovation by creating a fair competition environment; also reiterates that Europe’s future should be based on innovation; which creates a high standard of living for all EU citizens, irrespective of economic or geographical background;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that healthy tax competition accompanied with appropriate transfer mechanisms set up to compensate for the structural economic divergences between different regions and states of the Union remains a constitutive element of the internal market of the Union;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reminds the Commission that for the EU's single market to function smoothly, it is imperative to allow national and regional authorities to intervene in situations which emanate from geographical handicaps that impede on the market's ability to flourish in both its economic and social dimension;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Repeats its calls that one size fits all calculations do not define competition policies, since these undermine social cohesion across the Union, promote policy options that potentially are economically flawed, and in the medium term, inhibit the union's competitiveness vis-à-vis other continental trading and investment blocs;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reiterates that in the context of a digital single market, the Commission must be equipped with the right tools to strengthen its surveillance and avoid abuses stemming from dominant positions at the detriment of end consumers in the digital economy;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that, in order to grant fair competition among companies, in line with the Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014, companies located in regions experiencing temporary or permanent disadvantages should be supported and increased flexibility should be granted to Regions experiencing severe economic problems, such as the Regions included in the Convergence and in the Competitiveness Objective, and to insular regions;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Requests the Commission to take a constructive position on the issue of state aid keeping in mind that different Member States must respond to different policy imperatives on the basis of their situation, size, physical and other endowments, as well as their state of economic and social development;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Considers that isolated and/or peripheral regions and islands should be allowed wider margins for the implementation of state aid provisions than is currently being done, not least under conditions of double isolation or insularity, especially when such provisions would have limited to minimal effect on the wider European market, and when they are intended to help stimulate economic activity and social cohesion in ways that would not otherwise be feasible in the short to medium term;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12d. Stresses that state aid is sometimes necessary in order to assure the delivery of services of general economic interest (SGEI) including energy, transport and telecommunication; Emphasises that state intervention is often the best possible policy tool to assure services crucial for the support of economic and social conditions in isolated, remote or peripheral regions and islands in the Union;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 e (new)
Paragraph 12 e (new)
12e. Welcomes the inclusion of social aid for transport residents of remote regions in the GBER where the problem of connectivity is being recognised; Stresses that the connectivity of peripheral island regions is also essential for sustaining and developing acceptable levels of economic and social initiative by maintaining vital business connections;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that – as the Commission has stated for the sixth time in its annual competition report – the temporary state aid granted in the financial sector was necessary for the stabilisation of the global financial system, but must quickly be reduced, or totbe gradually removduced and scrutinised,phased out once the Banking Union is completed;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Points out the need to differentiate conceptually and policy-wise between competition rules and social policy of the respective Member state; recognises it is every government's obligation to intervene in order to avoid energy poverty on its citizens;
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls in particular for a strict separation between the departments that draw up guidelines and those that have the responsibility to apply those guidelines in specific cases avoiding a situation in which the Competition DG acts as the prosecutor, jury, judge and executioner;