10 Amendments of Christel SCHALDEMOSE related to 2021/2185(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that competition policy is vital to strengthening and ultimately completing the single market in that it provides a fair and level playing field for all market participants - with special attention to micro-, small- and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) -, prevents the distortion of competition, enables the growth of innovative businesses and guarantees a high level of consumer protection and choicelower prices, better quality and more choice between suppliers and products;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Underlines that competition rules and sustainability policies work together and welcomes the Commission's approach according to which state aid, antitrust enforcement as well as merger control must contribute to the green transition and to the European Green Deal objectives;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that services represent the largest economic activity in the EU in terms of gross added value and that the single market for services lags well behind the single market for goods; highlights the need to address the remaining obstacleunjustified barriers to the development of the single market for services, including through the enforcement of competition rules;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that ensuring the efficient regulation of digital markets constitutes a core responsibility of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO); highlights, in this context, the adoption of IMCO’s report on the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and notes that ex ante regulatory intervention aims to address the gaps in ex post competition law enforcement; highlights that competition policy rules are also tools for reaching a high level consumer protection, therefore consumer rights must be preserved and if possible strengthened both online and offline;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recalls that data is a source of considerable economic power and leverage and therefore beside the competition law enforcement, fair tax treatment between undertakings is also essential for keeping the integrity of the internal market;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that current merger control rules are not fit for dealing with so-called ‘killer acquisitions’ by dominant players in digital markets; stresses the fact that ‘killer acquisitions’ may also affect the contestability and fairness of the digital single market and therefore should be assessed by the Commission in the framework of the DMA, as set out in IMCO’s report;Recalls that, in order to fight effectively against anti-competitive practices, killer acquisitions must be also taken into account; welcomes the Commission’s Guidance on the application of the referral mechanism set out in Article 22 of the Merger Regulation to certain categories of cases2awhich aims to close the loophole related to killer acquisitions in merger control; stresses the fact that ‘killer acquisitions’ may also affect the contestability and fairness of the digital single market and underline that merger control should be assessed by the rules of the Merger Regulation, whilst DMA should rein the dominance of big online players; _________________ 2a OJ C 113, 31.3.2021, p. 1
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the EU economy and the risks and opportunities it poses to the internal market; welcomnotes the Commission’s decision to prolong the temporary framework for State aid until 30 June 2022, but highlights that these measures should remain in place until gross domestic product and employment return to pre-pandemic levels;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to adapt competition rules and ensure their enforcement in the energy sector to facilitate the creation of industrial giants capable of competing in global marketsReiterates that competition rules should also facilitate the achievement of the objectives of the Energy Union and to protect the security of energy supplies in the European Union, thus reducing price volatility and combating the rise in energy prices, which accounts for around half significant part of the increase in the inflation rate;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the importance of tackling foreign subsidies that are distorting the EU’s internal market and welcomes the proposed regulation on foreign subsidies, which is relevant in cases where, for example, a subsidised company intends to participate in EU public procurement procedures.; underlines that third-country companies benefitting from State aid or other subsidies might potentially distort competition in the internal market as well as weaken the service level and consumer protection standards also in the internal market; in this regard, calls on the Commission to take appropriate measures to ensure fair market access and level playing field, in every concerned sector, such as aviation;