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En En Amendments 1 European Parliament 2019-2024 Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs 2020/2223(INI) 3.2.2021 AMENDMENTS 1 - 356 Draft report Derk Jan Eppink (PE661.935v02-00) Competition policy – annual report 2020 (2020/2223(INI)) AM\1223996EN.docx PE680.910v01-00 EN United in diversityEN AM_Com_NonLegReport PE680.910v01-00 2/168 AM\1223996EN.docx EN Amendment 1 Claude Gruffat on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the 2030 Greenhouse gas emissions target of the EU as endorsed by the EU leaders in December 2020, Or. en Amendment 2 Claude Gruffat on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group Motion for a resolution Citation 5 b (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the Commission Communication and roadmap of 11 December 2019 on the European Green Deal2a, _________________ 2a https://eur- lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:b 828d165-1c22-11ea-8c1f- 01aa75ed71a1.0002.02/DOC_1&format= PDF Or. en Amendment 3 Claude Gruffat on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group Motion for a resolution Citation 5 c (new) AM\1223996EN.docx 3/168 PE680.910v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the Commission Communication of 20 May 2020 on EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 to protect the fragile natural resources on our planet3a, _________________ 3a https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52020 DC0380&qid=1612254399004 Or. en Amendment 4 Claude Gruffat on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group Motion for a resolution Citation 5 d (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the Commission Communication of 11 March 2020 on a new Circular Economy Action Plan for a Cleaner and More Competitive Europe4a, _________________ 4a https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52020 DC0098&qid=1612254510514 Or. en Amendment 5 Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Olivier Chastel, Ivars Ijabs, Engin Eroglu, Luis Garicano, Nicola Beer, Dragoș Pîslaru, Ondřej Kovařík, Gilles Boyer Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the Council conclusions of 22 March 2019 on "Jobs, PE680.910v01-00 4/168 AM\1223996EN.docx EN Growth and Competitiveness", Or. en Amendment 6 Derk Jan Eppink Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the Commission Notices to Stakeholders of 2 December 2020 and 18 January 2021 on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom and the EU rules in the fields of competition and State aid, Or. en Amendment 7 Derk Jan Eppink Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the UK's Competition and Markets Authority's research paper of 19 January 2021 entitled "Algorithms: How they can reduce competition and harm consumers", Or. en Amendment 8 Derk Jan Eppink Motion for a resolution Citation 16 b (new) AM\1223996EN.docx 5/168 PE680.910v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the Commission’s decision of 17 December 2020 to clear the acquisition of Fitbit by Google, subject to conditions, Or. en Amendment 9 Gunnar Beck Motion for a resolution Citation 18 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to Commissioner Vestager´s comments in Handelsblatt of 1 December 2020, "EU-Kommission bremst bei Staatshilfen für die Deutsche Bahn", Or. en Amendment 10 Gunnar Beck Motion for a resolution Citation 18 b (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to General Court rulings T-778/16 and T-892/16 regarding the Commission´s tax package, Or. en Amendment 11 Marc Angel, Carmen Avram, Joachim Schuster, Csaba Molnár, Aurore Lalucq, Pedro Marques, Eva Kaili, Paul Tang, Costas Mavrides, Evelyn Regner, Victor Negrescu Motion for a resolution Recital A PE680.910v01-00 6/168 AM\1223996EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Amendment A. whereas EU competition policy is A. whereas EU competition policy designed to maintain an open market must benefit all EU citizens, while economy with free, fair and effective promoting innovation and fair competition favouring an efficient competition in the single market, paying allocation of resources; particular attention to the SMEs and a level playing field; Or. en Amendment 12 Alfred Sant Motion for a resolution Recital A Motion for a resolution Amendment A. whereas EU competition policy is A. whereas EU competition policy is designed to maintain an open market designed to maintain an open market economy with free, fair and effective economy with free, fair and effective competition favouring an efficient competition favouring an efficient allocation of resources; allocation of resources to the benefit of all EU citizens, especially those in a weak consumer position; Or. en Amendment 13 Derk Jan Eppink Motion for a resolution Recital A Motion for a resolution Amendment A. whereas EU competition policy is A. whereas EU competition policy is designed to maintain an open market designed to maintain an open market economy with free, fair and effective economy with free, fair and effective competition favouring an efficient competition favouring an efficient allocation of resources; allocation of resources; whereas this fundamental objective remains relevant also in crisis conditions; AM\1223996EN.docx 7/168 PE680.910v01-00 EN Or. en Amendment 14 Markus Ferber Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment A a. whereas consumers benefit from competitive markets resulting in lower prices and wider choices of products; Or. en Amendment 15 Pina Picierno Motion for a resolution Recital B Motion for a resolution Amendment B. whereas the Commission responded B. whereas the Commission responded to the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis to the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis promptly by adopting special competition promptly by adopting special temporary rules which should remain temporary; competition rules in response to a a serious disturbance of the European economy; Or. it Amendment 16 Bogdan Rzońca Motion for a resolution Recital B Motion for a resolution Amendment B. whereas the Commission responded B. whereas the Commission responded to the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis to the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis promptly by adopting special competition promptly by adopting special state PE680.910v01-00 8/168 AM\1223996EN.docx EN rules which should remain temporary; aid rules which should remain temporary; Or. en Amendment 17 Marc Angel, Carmen Avram, Joachim Schuster, Csaba Molnár, Margarida Marques, Aurore Lalucq, Paul Tang, Evelyn Regner Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment B a. whereas exceptional and temporary measures to respond to the pandemic should not be applied in disguise of anticompetitive behaviour, nor be exploited by financially already unhealthy companies to receive additional aid without the necessary and effective restructuring plans and whereas all aid should be designed and granted in an economically and socially responsible manner; whereas in the long run, companies should commit to resume their contribution to sustainable development goals for social, economic and environmental wellbeing and for the fight against climate change; Or. en Amendment 18 Pina Picierno Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment Ba. whereas there is a need to remedy this serious disturbance through the targeted use of aid instruments, in order to promote employment and business competitiveness; AM\1223996EN.docx 9/168 PE680.910v01-00 EN Or. it Amendment 19 Derk Jan Eppink Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment B a. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the pace of digitalisation; Or. en Amendment 20 Marc Angel, Carmen Avram, Joachim Schuster, Csaba Molnár, Margarida Marques, Aurore Lalucq, Pedro Marques, Paul Tang, Costas Mavrides, Evelyn Regner, Victor Negrescu Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment B b. whereas competition policy should address efficiently social, digital and environmental challenges, and must be in line with the priorities outlined in the European Green Deal and the objectives of the Paris Agreement; Or. en Amendment 21 Marc Angel, Carmen Avram, Joachim Schuster, Csaba Molnár, Margarida Marques, Aurore Lalucq, Pedro Marques, Costas Mavrides, Evelyn Regner, Victor Negrescu Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment B c. whereas the rapid emergence and evolution of digital markets poses new PE680.910v01-00 10/168 AM\1223996EN.docx EN challenges to the effectiveness of competition policy, especially in the field of antitrust rules where so far, ex ante interventions are not allowed; Or. en Amendment 22 Marc Angel, Carmen Avram, Joachim Schuster, Csaba Molnár, Margarida Marques, Aurore Lalucq, Pedro Marques, Eva Kaili, Paul Tang, Costas Mavrides, Evelyn Regner, Victor Negrescu Motion for a resolution Recital B d (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment B d. whereas data scandals, investigations and evidence have shown how personal date is being collected and stored often in an excessive data storage manner, as well as used and sold to third parties by platforms and how dominant technology players and platforms have been tracking consumers online systematically; Or. en Amendment 23 Marc Angel, Carmen Avram, Joachim Schuster, Csaba Molnár, Margarida Marques, Aurore Lalucq, Pedro Marques, Paul Tang, Costas Mavrides, Evelyn Regner, Victor Negrescu Motion for a resolution Recital C Motion for a
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