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"Mr President, we welcome the modernisation of the competition policy which, in terms of set-up, has undergone little change since the sixties. This overhaul is all the more imperative since nearly all of the Member States have now established a sound, independent competition authority. I do not share the concern expressed by quite a few fellow MEPs with regard to the re-nationalisation of policy. If we want to avoid a chaotic and unwieldy bureaucracy in Brussels, then we have no choice but to embrace decentralisation.
I am delighted about the special attention being paid to the position of large undertakings in small Member States in Paragraph 18 of the motion for a resolution. These are the ones experiencing major adverse effects from infringements of the internal market or from the continued existence of borders within the internal market, because their ‘home market’ cannot sufficiently absorb these blows. What are the Commissioner’s objections to lending the concept of ‘relevant market’ a predominantly EU-wide dimension in the event of mergers?
I would also like to draw the Commissioner’s attention to the environmental significance of soil decontamination projects. Naturally, we endorse the polluter pays principle. But this principle certainly cannot always be applied, especially in the case of large or substantial soil decontamination projects, because we will then end up with contaminated soil well into the next century. Given the staff shortages in your Directorate-General, Mr Monti, it is not logical to accord a great deal of attention to this. It seems to me that the effect of these projects on the competitive sphere is rather minor.
Finally, the book by your predecessor, and former Commissioner, Mr Van Miert, entitled “Mijn jaren in Europa” [My years in Europe] gives some idea of the blackmail-like tactics which a Competition Commissioner comes up against. It speaks volumes. I hope you are affected by this to a lesser extent, but I fear the worst. I therefore wish you all the strength and wisdom you will need to keep your chin up over the next couple of years, and I look forward to reading similar memoirs by yourself in due course."@en1
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