What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text

Changed:14. Welcomes the Commission’s announcement that it will launch an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles under Regulation EU(EU) 2016/1037 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Union; underlines the importance of the effective implementation of EU instruments on foreign subsidies, including Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 on foreign subsidies in order to ensure the mitigation of potentially distortive effects on the single market; draws attention to the lack of resources with only eight full-time equivalents (FTEs) within the Commission;

Changed:45. Highlights the EU’s future connectivity needs in terms of infrastructure and investments; calls on the Commission to consider a revision of the current competition practice for the telecom market in order to facilitate the creation of a fully integrated single market for telecommunication services; notes that market consolidation might be the only way to avoid selling infrastructure piece by piece to foreign non-EU companies and to compete effectively in a global scenario; points out that the growth of this sector in Europe has been very low over the last decade and that fragmentation is the main reason for this; welcomes, in this regard, Commissioner Breton’s announcement of the Commission’s work on a new proposal for a Digital Networks Act to address market fragmentation, attracting investment and securing telecom infrastructure and innovation without extra costs for consumers and without jeopardising net neutrality and fair competition on the market between all players;

Changed:50. Notes the commitment of Vice-President Šefčovič and Commissioner-DesignateCommissioner Hoekstra to launch a discussion on phasing out fossil fuel subsidies; recalls its demand to implement concrete policies, timelines and measures to phase out fossil fuel subsidies through tax measures as soon as possible;