Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-04-03-Speech-1-124"
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"Mr President, since competition policy is one of the mainstays of European policy, and in view of the importance of its good and solid implementation in the light of the Lisbon Strategy, I wholeheartedly endorse the greater emphasis placed by Commissioner Kroes’ reform policy on the simplification of procedures and on preventing red tape and legal expenses. This report is right to give your competition policy centre stage, because politicians should not, where specific cases are concerned, step into the shoes of the Commissioner or even the judge. In fact, it appears that some fellow Members find it difficult not to do so, but in the report that is the subject of today’s discussion, your competition policy is central.
The setting up of the European competition network is an important development and I call on the Commission to improve the exchange of information between the national competition authorities within it, thus ensuring that unity in the implementation of European competition policy continues to be guaranteed.
Finally, I should like to urge the Commission to speed up the last section of the modernisation operation, namely Article 82 on the abuse of dominant economic position. In that respect, I should like to stress the importance of policy that gives ample consideration to the market structure and does not, as is currently the case, focus all its attention on the market share of a certain undertaking. After all, globalisation has changed the world, and large undertakings with a considerable market share, which, for example, make important contributions in the field of innovation, must not simply be judged by their dominant position, but must be seen in a broader economic context. I hope that, where Article 82 is concerned, you will do justice to this in the policy you will be presenting in due course."@en1
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