11 Amendments of Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT related to 2015/2140(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regards a transparent and competitive single market as a key factor for growth and for an effective recovery, and takes the view, therefore, that competition policy has a vital role to play in safeguarding the rights of consumers, citizens, businesses and worker and businesses in the broader context of a social market economy; notes that the behaviour and needs of EU consumers and businesses are constantly changing in the environment defined by the digital economic model;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that effective EU competition policy has to be in place in order to enable consumers to benefit from the digital single market; notes that consumers are at the heart of the digital single market, with consumer spending accounting for approximately 56% of EU GDP;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights that competition authorities must ensure free choice and diversity of products and services at competitive prices;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that national and European competition authorities must ensure a level playing field by providing incentives for investment and innovation;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that EU rules on State aid must be geared to achieving the objectives of fairness and social cohesion and the goals of the Europe2020 strategy; regards it as important, therefore, that State aid should be used to invest in the real economy and foster the concentration of resources in key sectors, such as research and innovation, digitalisation, infrastructure development, in particular of cross-border projects, and measures to achieve climate and energy policy objectives with a long-term perspective;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that the promotion and the implementation of e-governance systems in all Members States is instrumental for the efficient monitoring of infringements and for ensuring transparency in both the public and the private sector;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Supports the findings of the Commission’s study on the economic impact of modern retail on choice and innovation in the food sector; calls, in this respect, on the EU and national competition authorities to continue their work on the impact of private labels on consumer choice and innovation, bearing in mind the increased vertical integration in the food supply chain;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Underlines that SMEs are the backbone of a competitive EU economy; regards it as essential to ensure that anti- competitive behaviour does not disproportionally hamper smaller businesses and start-ups in expanding and innovating;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Encourages the European Competition Network to discuss the growing network of retail buying alliances at national and European level;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Takes the view that the main condition towards the completion of the European Energy Union is a well-functioning internal energy market that is dependent on the effective and persistent enforcement of EU competition rules; emphasises that implementing the competition rules contributes to sustainability, competitiveness and security of supply;
Amendment 60 #
5c. Considers that national competition authorities must make full use of existing tools and enforce competition law with regard to unfair trading practises in the food supply chain; stresses the need for them to cooperate with each other in order to ensure cost-effectiveness, transparency, diversity and consumer choice;