5 Amendments of Frances FITZGERALD related to 2019/2131(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas competition policy must benefit the consumer while defending European businesses, in particular SMEs, against unfair competition outside Europeand by encouraging innovation and competitiveness;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the buying-out of start- ups by dominant players driesmay dry up innovation and threatens sovereignty, and calls on the Commission to reverse the burden of proof with regard to such buy- outs in specific circumstances;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that some entities, benefiting from dual status as both platforms and suppliers, may be dominant and may abuse their position to impose unfair terms on competitors; calls on the Commission to closely analyses the effect of upcoming EU rules introducing more transparency in how platforms treat they own vertical integration offerings and, should companies in dominant position abuse such status, to penalise them;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that, while intermediation platforms play a major role in access to consumers for online services, some abuse their privileged position by acting as gatekeepers; calls on the Commission to conclude its preliminary investigapay particular attention into Spotify’s complaint about Apple’s anticompetitive practices and to launch a formal proceduresuch practices and to conclude its existing investigations and probes in this area as soon as possible;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls, without Treaty change, for regularthe use of the ordinary legislative procedure in competition policy in specific circumstances, by analogy with the procedure for the ‘non- life insurance’ and ‘ECN+’ directives;