Activities of Bendt BENDTSEN related to 2010/2137(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Report from the Commission: Report on competition policy 2009
Amendments (6)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1
Paragraph -1
-1. Stresses that an EU competition policy based on the principles of open markets and a level playing field in all sectors is a cornerstone of a successful internal market and a condition for the creation of sustainable and knowledge based jobs;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Invites the Commission to monitor closely the implementation of the third energy liberalisation package by Member States according to the timetable and assess its effectiveness in creating a functioning internal market; encourages the Commission to initiate a further inquiry into the energy sector if the assessment comes to a negative conclusion;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Refers to the fact that a well- functioning market incentivises energy efficiency;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Supports the view that a sounder financial system necessitates regulation to improve the competition on the financial market, and acknowledges the need for more regulation aimed at bringing more safety and more transparency to the over- the-counter (OTC) derivatives market for financial institutions; underlines that such a regulation will increase costs of doing business and non-financial institutions, such as power companies, trading in products, commodities and services that do not cause any systemic risk should be exempted from this regulation;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Reminds that digital convergence and the growing importance of interoperability and standards are key issues for the ICT in the increasingly inter-connected global environment; underlines furthermore the importance of continuously ensuring free competition in the field of ICT as new digital products and services appear on the market; calls therefore on the Commission to address these issues in the upcoming guidelines on horizontal cooperation agreements;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. RPoints out that SMEs are particularly important for the whole European economy; stresses furthermore the major innovation potential of SMEs and reiterates its previous request to the Commission to include a dedicated chapter on SMEs and competition. with a focus on fair and non- discriminatory competition conditions for SMEs.