9 Amendments of José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL related to 2021/2185(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas EU competition policy has an important fundamental role – especially at times of uncertainty and transformation – in ensuring effective competition to encourage innovation, set fair economic conditions and provide greater choice for consumersjobs, growth, competitiveness, entrepreneurship; whereas it sets fair economic conditions and provides consumers with greater opportunities for fair choice;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas international exchange and cooperation is essential to achieve a global and competitive level playing field, and tackle the challenges of the twin digital and green transition in a coordinated mannerwhereas EU competition policy must be the pillar underpinning the robustness of the single market, while contributing to achieving the Union’s priorities, in particular by facilitating the twin digital and green transition;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the development of an effective system of well-adjusted and complementing regulatory and enforcement instruments to facilitatencourage the digital and green transition;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the importance of safeguarding the competitiveness of European companies in a globalised arenacontext of increasing global competition, of striving for reciprocity, and of ensuring fair competition for regional markets in the single market and of safeguarding European interests, especially in strategic sectors for the Union;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a new regulation on foreign subsidies in order to curtail potentially distortive effects on the single market, close the enforcement gap, safeguard the Union’s interests and level the playing field for European companies by using EU competition law instruments and their key building blocks;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to continue to rigorously enforce competition policy while striving for continued constructive dialogue and cooperation on key technological and economic issues with like-minded partners and stakeholders;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. WEnthusiastically welcomes the launch of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC), which will seek to deepen economic and transatlantic relations based on common values; notes with appreciation that the transformation of the EU’s rules vis-à-vis digital platform companies is mirrored by comparable legislative initiatives and individual investigations in the US;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the recent judgment by the General Court of the EU3, which confirms the Commission’s assessment as regards a dominant market position and is proof and an example of the effective application of traditional EU competition rules in the context of a digital economy, in particular in respect of the regulation of global digital platforms and their interaction with other European companies; __________________ Judgment of the General Court of 10 November 2021, Google and Alphabet v Commission, T-612/17, ECLI:EU:T:2021:763.