6 Amendments of Esther DE LANGE related to 2019/2131(INI)
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the monitoring of foreign direct investment and not to limit itself to the screening mechanism;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to ensure the balanced application of State aid control to European operators in order to avoid asymmetries with their foreign competitors, who are not subject to it; urges the Commission to investigate the option to add a pillar to EU competition law, giving the Commission appropriate investigative tools in case a company is deemed to engage in “distortionary” behaviour due to government subsidies or to make excessive profits based on a dominant market position in its home country, for example by introducing a state aid check on companies from third countries in EU public procurement rules;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to adopt a more favourable approach to industrial cooperation in order to foster the emergence of European leaders that are globally competitive; especially urges the Commission to promote European companies that invest in technologies enabling the transition to a green economy, and to ensure a level playing field compared to third-country companies;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Underlines in this regard that in order for the European Green Deal to be successful European producers of sustainable products and services need to see the advantages of it and not face unfair competition from companies in third countries;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to thoroughly scrutinize the concept of 'state-owned enterprises', as this not only includes companies that are legally owned by the state, but could also be private companies that are effectively controlled by the state, and serve strategic goals of the country;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Underlines in that regard the importance of the health sector to European citizens and urges the European Commission to carefully analyse whether increased competition, for example the obligation in certain Member States to use public tenders in the field of the provision of health and social care, might have unintended negative consequences on the quality of this care and how this can be addressed;