Activities of Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ related to 2015/2140(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Annual Report on EU Competition Policy
Amendments (8)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that anticompetitive practices and monopolies can constitute barriers to trade which distort trade and investment flows; calls on the Commission - in the interests of free and fair global trade - to take action internationally against cartels and practices that distort competition;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that public procurement awards must be subject to compliance with particular criteria, such as, for instance, social, ecological and employment-related criteria;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that trade and competition policy provisions must under no circumstances undermine safeguards for, and the maintenance of, public services and services of general interest;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that a multilateral competition agreement is neeCalls on the Commission - given that the recently concluded Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement contains a chapter on competition policy - to use trade policy as a means of working towards establishing global competition policy rules in ordedr to eliminate the numerous persistent barriers to trade; calls therefore on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to draftregards the long-term goal of a multilateral agreement on competition rules as the ideal solution;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Views with concern, in terms of consistency with development policy, the potential of large supermarkets, which dominate the international market and, because of that dominant position, disrupt supply chain competition;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that access to resources, including energy sources, on equal terms is of vital importance for fair competition on the global market; highlights in this connection the importance of affordable and sustainable energy and of security of supply in trade agreements;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that SMEs absolutely must receive support and access to funds so that they can become more competitive on the global market and generate jobs, growth and investment.
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Highlights the fact that access to digital networks and infrastructure is important for fostering competition, and points out that more competition means more choice and lower prices for consumers, especially in the telecommunications field;