Report on Competition Policy 2011

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Adopted on 12/12/2012
Reference
INT/650-EESC-2012-1826
Opinion Type
Referral
Referral
COM(2012) 253 final
Official Journal
OJ C 44, 15.02.2013, p. 83
Rapporteur
Mr Thomas Palmgren
Civil Society Organisations - GR III
Finland
Plenary session number
485
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Key points:

The EESC:

  • welcomes the new, functional structure of the Commission report, along lines that the Committee has recommended in previous opinions;
  • regrets that the report fails to cover a series of issues which the EESC has flagged up in the past;
  • emphasises that competition policy is closely linked to other policy areas, in particular measures for better regulation, industrial policy and SME policy;
  • agrees with the Commission that competition enforcement and advocacy serve wider longer-term objectives such as enhancing consumer welfare, and supporting the EU's growth, jobs and competitiveness;
  • considers that cooperation between the Commission and the national competition authorities is of the utmost importance;
  • has repeatedly drawn attention to the need to improve systems for protecting consumer rights and therefore regrets that the legislative proposal on anti-trust damages actions was not adopted in 2011.

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