2 Amendments of Kathleen VAN BREMPT related to 2019/2131(INI)
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Welcomes the growing debate on the relation between EU competition rules, industrial policy and international trade; asks the Commission to examine whether is appropriate to modernise or to update the interpretation of targeted competition rules, without hampering competition on relevant European markets, in order to better take into account the distorsive effects created by state-backed or subsidised companies, which could create long-term market conditions detrimental to European consumers and to the competitiveness of EU businesses;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Stresses that the effective implementation of the sustainable development provisions of trade agreements is important for ensuring a race to the top of environmental and social standards, protecting EU businesses from unfair competition, where such standards are not met by our trading partners; in this perspective, welcomes the introduction of environmental and social criteria in the reform of anti-subsidy and anti-dumping measures;