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"en.20031009.2.4-086"2
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"The Della Vedova report reflects the ideology of the Commission, adopted in its own way by the liberal majority of this Parliament. Indeed, the real problems posed by the acceleration of the global movement towards concentrations between undertakings are treated exclusively as threats to competition. The known risks for consumers (price rises, lack of transparency etc) or for the employees of these companies (such as stock market redundancies, the abandonment of activities and the transfer of production to companies offering least in terms of social benefits) are not taken into account as such. As if free competition had demonstrated that it was up to dealing with these risks! In France, the latest concentrations between undertakings – from Vivendi to Air France, from Alstom to Péchiney – have shown how, in terms of their concerns, national and European institutions are getting it all wrong when it comes to the things that are needed. For us, it is, however, these very things that go to the heart of the general interest. Taking them into account would certainly make it worthwhile revising the procedure for the European control of concentrations between undertakings, but the option followed in this case is still hostage to the ‘healthy competition’ dogma. That is why we have voted against this resolution which, with its blind alleys, is an insult to the employees concerned and, more generally, to all citizens."@en1
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