2 Amendments of Hannu TAKKULA related to 2016/2100(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that competition policy defends consumers' interests but not agricultural producers' interests; stresses that competition policy must attach the same importance to defending the interests of agricultural producers as it does to defending consumers’ interests, ensuring that the conditions for competition are fair so as to foster investment, employment and innovation in agricultural markets;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses the need to tackle power imbalances between operators in the food supply chain; emphasises that purely voluntary initiatives are very important but inadequate to increase the bargaining power of farmers; believes that EU framework legislation eliminates imbalances and ensures a level playing field within the single market while strengthening the position of farmers in the food supply chain;