133 Written questions of Carmen AVRAM
Follow-up to questions P-001336-19 and E-004315-18: Google Shopping antitrust case and update on Google Android, AdSense and local search cases
Alitalia bidding process to close on 15 July - Ferrovie dello Stato and Ministry of the Economy will retain a majority stake in the new company
EU Forest Strategy - loss of biodiversity and disappearance of 30 % of forests in Romania
Report on second monitoring mission to Cambodia to assess the human rights and labour rights situation - follow-up to Written Questions P-000255-19 and E-004666-18
EU must protect African elephants
EU must protect African elephants
Danube sturgeons in Romania - combating illegal fishing and unfair competition from non-Member States
Illicit tobacco trade in Romania cost the Romanian budget EUR 650 million in 2018: an issue that puts European security and consumers' health and safety at risk
New European Commission priorities: further clarifications on the digital tax level and the application of the ETS to the aviation sector
WHO/Europe studies find baby foods are high in sugar and inappropriately marketed for babies - urgent transparency measures for EU consumers required.
The latest data on Google's search engine EU market share on desktop and mobile devices - Google as the default search engine on Apple devices
The population of African and sub-Saharan African countries in 2050, migration flows and the EU's urgent need to draw up a Marshall plan for Africa
Effects of EU-Mercosur trade agreement on agriculture - in particular poultry, sugar, ethanol and beef
Google secretly feeding personal data to advertisers - GDPR compliance and the ongoing AdSense antitrust case
Important investigations into anti-competitive practices that harm consumers - accessible collective redress procedure and transparency for consumers
Amazon fires and the Mercosur deal - How can EU citizens trust that the Commission is seriously committed to respecting and enforcing environmental laws and the precautionary principle?
Digital technologies and antitrust cases: competition tools and regulations, from fines through structural remedies to changing the status quo
Romania's banking system: market competition, high interest rates on loans, and unfair commercial practices towards EU consumers
Actions of the Commission aiming to strengthen the role of the common fisheries policy in the Black Sea for specific needs
Official complaint by Spotify against Apple for discrimination and Apple Music's unfair advantage over Spotify: the power of digital platforms
Follow-up to Written Question E-002222/2019 on the Alitalia State aid case
Collection of large amounts of data by the car industry and connected cars - nature of consumers' interests and possible risks to fair competition among actors
European sugar industry: threats and challenges in the context of the Mercosur trade agreement
Faster and more effective enforcement of competition rules in digital markets - the complementary role of ex ante regulation
Follow up to Written Question E-002232/2019 / the need for EU action to protect Europe's forests - 76.8 % not covered by binding EU rules
The Palestinian Authority’s use of EU financial support and EU action to prevent Iran financing Hezbollah and other terrorist groups
The implementation of the ETS in the aviation sector and the project increasing taxation on aviation’s growing CO₂ and NOx emissions
Health websites are sharing sensitive data with advertisers – The most common trackers are Google Doubleclick, Amazon, Facebook, AppNexus: GDPR and competition
Results of remedies for competitors in the Google Shopping antitrust case and proposal for an ex ante regulatory regime in the digital sector
How do tech giants gather and monetise data? Privacy and implications for competition
Follow-up to answer to P-003280/2019 – New EUR 400 million loan to Alitalia – Italian aid notification and ‘one time, last time’ principle
European Green Deal and EU measures to protect forests and preserve biodiversity: the specific case of Romanian forests
Uniform application of EU rules regarding Alitalia’s new EUR 400 million aid not being reported to the Commission and how it sets a precedent for other companies ‘in difficulty’
Measures to protect European farmers – WTO ruling on the Airbus dispute
Alitalia EUR 900 million rescue loan – disclosure of expenditure and timeframe for Italy’s second investigation into the undisclosed EUR 400 million loan
Competition revision in the digital area: revision of the market definition, more prescriptive ecosystems and remedies, tackling both behaviour and structure
EU digital tax deal proposal in 2020 - limited only to digital businesses and percentage of such tax
Reported sharing of location and sexual orientation data by Grindr – violation of Article 9 of the General Data Protection Regulation
Dual quality standards for agri-food products restricting European consumers’ rights and discriminating against local producers
Google and health data – Fitbit acquisition: privacy, GDPR and competition concerns in the activity-tracking wearable technology sector
Regulating artificial intelligence, facial recognition and the ethical and moral considerations linked to AI
Adapting the essential facility doctrine to the digital age
Measures to ensure the effective taxation of profits
Use of taxes for investment in the ecological transition
Follow up to Written Question E-000408/2019 – DG Competition considering large digital platforms as essential facilities
Federal Trade Commission to examine past acquisitions by large technology companies – Is DG Competition also planning to review such acquisitions?
The need for concrete, binding and ambitious actions to protect and restore EU forests in the EU Biodiversity Strategy
American tax authorities accused Facebook of ‘downplaying’ the value of its assets to pay less US tax: software and trademarks transferred to an Irish subsidiary
The ECN+ Directive, the independence and resources of national competition authorities and the Romanian Government’s latest ordinance decision
The threat posed to the chestnut sector by the gall wasp pest
Issue of dominant platforms abusing their market power through their app stores
Market power issues related to dominant platforms and their app stores
Measures to address the impact of lockdowns and restrictions on local businesses
Measures to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on EU agriculture
Follow up to Written Questions E-000283/2020, E-000846/2020 and E-000981/2020: Google’s acquisition of Fitbit may harm consumers and hinder innovation, says EU consumer group
A senior EU diplomat has stated that Palestinian NGOs affiliated with EU-designated terrorist groups will remain eligible to receive EU funding – clarification of rules
The Commission’s role as guardian of the Treaties and the application of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 on EU passenger rights during the COVID-19 crisis or any other serious crisis for airlines
EU funding to persons/organisations linked to EU-designated terror groups
Establishing the Just Transition Fund and finding new resources for it in order to achieve the ambitious European Green Deal
Ongoing State aid investigations started before the COVID19 crisis – follow up to E-004575/201: level playing field and State aid distortion
Creating a better internet for children to protect them from online threats during the current lockdown
Enforcement of EU data privacy rules – GDPR is being stifled by a lack of resources for national authorities and the Irish dilemma
The COVID-19 crisis, consumer reliance on online platforms, the EU DSA package and lessons from ongoing antitrust cases, including Google Shopping and Android
The Digital Services Act package and the new competition tool to address market imbalances in particular in the digital sector – follow up to answer E-002173/2020
Follow-up on question E-002175/2020 and revision of the market definition notice: Digital Services Act package, new competition tool and data considerations
The critical situation of seasonal agricultural workers in the EU – full implementation of the guidelines on the free movement of critical workers during the COVID-19 outbreak
USA pulls out of OECD talks in disagreement with Europe on a global digital tax plan (follow-up to answer to Written Question E-000055/2020 – EU Digital tax proposal by end of 2020
Industrial strategy for the future of Europe – the artificial intelligence revolution and the need to reskill the European workforce
The precarious situation of intra-EU labour mobility and the sanitary crisis in the North Rhine-Westphalia slaughterhouse
European Recovery Plan, new recovery instrument: Next Generation EU and the need for a new fair taxation system for EU own resources
Reform of auditing firms after high-profile corporate collapses, the market share of Big Four accounting firms and the role of the European Securities and Markets Authority as an auditor of auditing firms
The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the EU poultry sector
Follow-up to questions E-003412/2020, E-003368/2020 and P-002969/2020 – timeline for the rollout of the Digital Services Act and new competition tool
Follow up to question E-003066/2020: ‘new’ Alitalia company and EU rules on economic discontinuity – ensuring fair competition in the EU single market for aviation
A new 2030 climate target to reduce emissions by 50 % or 55 % against 1990 levels and the economic cost for the different Member States
Tax evasion and tax avoidance, potential lost resources for national and EU budgets quantified as ranging from EUR 50-70 billion to EUR 160-190 billion – EU actions
New sustainable system of own resources and the Commission’s latest estimates and calculations of how much each of these proposals would generate for the EU budget
Follow‑up to parliamentary question E-004088/2020 – EY chairman admits ‘regret’ over Wirecard failures – audit supervision reform
The Digital Services Act and the EU’s new powers to take on big technology companies – structural separation remedies – default search engines and consumer choices
The Commission’s proposal to fight aggressive tax planning using Article 116 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) – ensuring greater tax fairness and social justice
Market power issues related to dominant platforms, Europe’s economic recovery and digital competition
EMFF transitional fund
EU-funded report on Palestinian textbooks: concerns over incitement, anti-Semitic content and imagery – the EU’s position and response
New competition rules and Digital Services Act and criteria for the list of large platforms: market share of revenues and number of users, personal data
The creation of the ‘new’ Alitalia, ITA (Italia Trasporto Aereo SpA) – a detailed analysis of economic discontinuity according to EU competition rules
Follow-up to Written Question P-002969/2020: EU technological sovereignty and the effect of Google’s Fitbit acquisition on EU-based start-ups in the wearable tech market
Follow up to questions and answers E-003051/2020 and E-002978/2020 – EU funding and the fight against terrorism and incitement to violence
The Commission’s plan to rebuild ties with the US and address matters such as tech taxation, digital regulation and deforestation
European Maritime Fund Regulation - financial instruments and co-funding levels for aquaculture
Food safety risks of imported meat from stolen and unidentified horses from Argentina
Transparency of contracts for COVID-19 vaccines
WhatsApp new policy and the Commission’s 2014 approval of Facebook’s acquisition of WhatsApp – personal data as an asset in digital mergers – follow up to question E-00446/2019
Follow up to questions E-004625/2020 and P-002969/2020 on Google’s commitments to address concerns raised about its acquisition of Fitbit
Follow‑up to question E‑005124/2020 – the Digital Markets Act, structural remedies and compliance with the Commission’s 2018 Android decision
New Commission probes into Google
Follow-up to questions E-005561/2020, E-005996/2020 and the letter sent by the Commission requesting clarifications regarding State aid (SA.58173)
Preserving fair competition – a new kind of technology gatekeeper in the sector of artificial intelligence and data
Financing and rehabilitating irrigation infrastructure
The EU’s latest position on and proposal for dominant platforms that pay for the content and news they use in the single market
Armenian captives in Azerbaijan
Nagorno‑Karabakh
Follow-up to Written Questions E-006245/2020 and E-005567/2020 on violence, discrimination, racism and antisemitism in school books
Follow‑up to answer E-000215/2021 on the Digital Markets Act and the possibility for the Commission to impose behavioural or structural remedies
Secret Google programme that used data from past bids in the company’s digital advertising and allegedly gave its own ad buying system an advantage
Follow up to E-000331/2021, State aid rules and the set of indicia (‘faisceau d’indices’) for economic discontinuity analysis, CJEU oversight of the final decision
Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Assembly as an observer and in World Health Organization’s meetings, mechanisms and activities - EU action
Review of the EU’s macroeconomic legislative framework, reducing inequalities between the Member States and improving the transparency of decision-making
533 million Facebook users’ phone numbers and personal data leaked online
Directive on unfair trading practices, guaranteeing fair competition and improving the transparency of supermarket and hypermarket chains’ commercial practices
Follow‑up to questions E-004768/2020 and the European digital tax proposal
Google’s alleged local search abuses – decision of the Turkish Competition Authority on Google abusing its dominant position in the general search services market
Romanian truck driver stabbed in Calais
The Gaza conflict and Hamas rocket stockpiles
Belarusian state-sponsored air piracy and terrorism
Google Android case – assessment of Google’s compliance with the Commission decision of July 2018
Farm to fork and long-awaited impact assessment
Mass slaughter of dolphins and whales in the Faroe Islands and the role of Danish authorities
Anti-competitive behaviour of European Retail Alliances (ERAs)
Judicial cooperation in cases of international child abduction
Addressing the digitalisation gap and ineffective communication between judicial authorities in cases involving minors
Unsuitable conditions of child hearings
Russian attack on Ukraine - support for Member States on the EU’s eastern borders
Urgent measures for the fisheries and aquaculture sector owing to the war in Ukraine – exceptional situation in the Black Sea Basin
Establishment of a fund to mitigate the social impact of climate actions - ETS 2
Hungary: discriminatory fuel prices for owners of vehicles with foreign number plates
The accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen area
Activation of the Temporary Protection Directive in response to the devastating earthquake in Turkey
The situation of Turkish and Syrian children orphaned by the earthquake
The impact of the EU cohesion policy on the reduction of social inequalities in the EU
Retail alliances
Rise of antisemitism and hate speech in Bulgaria
Antisemitic remarks by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas
Making UNRWA funds conditional on the content of Palestinian schoolbooks