(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
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15. (A, C) Will you unwind mergers that were approved in the past (like Facebook/Whatsapp), when there is evidence that competition is being harmed now? Certain US enforcers hinted that this could be done. 25
12. Will you come with new competition legislation to follow up on the report of the Special Advisers on digital? 23
7. (H) How will you ensure in detail that competition rules don’t hold back Member States’ investments in research and innovation? 18
43. (B, H) We need a circular economy, where we reuse as many materials as possible. What will you do as Competition Commissioner to make this happen? 41
115. (A, F) Foreign investors from China, the Gulf States and other regions are taking over key assets and undercutting European companies with cut-throat competition in Europe. Will you tackle this decisively? 87
121. In our globalised economy, sovereign wealth funds and banks seem to hold common shareholdings in many companies. How will you tackle any risks for competition in Europe? 89
122. (HR BC) Is DG Competition living up to its targets of quota of female leaders in the DG? 91
44. (A, C) Media plurality is key for any functioning democracy. How will you preserve this in competition proceedings? 42
134. (A, 04) Will you separate, for example with Chinese walls, staff working on legislative and policy projects from staff working on cases? 98
78. Why is the Commission being more lenient in its State aid control of German banks (e.g. NordLB) compared to Italian banks (e.g. Carige)? How will you ensure equal treatment between banks and EU countries? 62
102. (A) How will you protect jobs in your merger cases? 79
124. (HR BC) What will you do to empower women leaders in the European Competition Network and the wider competition community across Europe? 92
17. (A, C) The Google case lasted for seven years. How will you speed up competition actions against digital giants? 26
5. Policies on remedies for competition problems are tough. Will you put more emphasis on ways to monitor the market behaviour of companies after a merger, rather than always insisting on the sale of plants and assets? 16
53. (A) Will you take initiatives to ensure that throughout Europe whistle-blowers are encouraged to report competition law infringements to national competition agencies? 47
72. Does our banking sector still face financial stability risks or is the financial crisis over? 59
94. [A, 03] Why is the Commission using competition rules to push for the privatisation of public services? Why is the commission making life difficult for providers of public services owned by the State/Municipalities? 73
117. (A, 03) How will you ensure that the rest of the world adopts a more European model of competition culture – and not a more protectionist or restrictive culture – so that European companies can compete in other markets the way that Chinese c
90. (E) Farmers need to manage their supplies together to secure their livelihood further. Will you change competition rules further to make this happen? 70
118. (A) Will you commit to entering into more competition cooperation agreements with national competition authorities? 88
112. (A, B, C) You accepted commitments from Gazprom instead of prohibiting its abuse and slapping it with a fine. Why did Google get another fine and not Gazprom - is the Commission “soft” on Russia? 85
88. (E) Various Member States are facing shortages of supply of medicines. How will you tackle this? 67
39. (A, F, H) How will you ensure that competition rules facilitate a transition towards zero-emission cars? 38
123. (HR BC) What will you do to empower women leaders in your DG? 92
26. (C) Will you now finally tackle companies like Apple running their systems as a closed space, preventing new services from interoperating with the eco-system. 31
136. (04, A, 03) What will you do to comply with the recent findings of the European Court of Auditors on the quality of DG Competition’s work? 98
132. (A) You talk highly about rule of law, but your DG is investigator, prosecutor and jury in competition cases. Should it be turned into a separate competition agency outside of Commission structures? 96
23. (A, C) In our Single Market, there should be no place for discrimination of consumers according to nationality. Will you tackle concerns that algorithms facilitate differential pricing targeted at certain countries and certain consumers? 29
71. How can we improve transparency [of State aid discussions with Member States]? 59
96. [A, E] Despite the promises of State aid modernisation, the rules are still confusing for social economy providers of services of general economic interest: what will you do to make it easier for providers of services of general economic inter
37. (B) As Competition Commissioner, how would you prevent carbon-leakage from Europe to polluting countries outside? 38
141. (A, 03) We have the impression that over the last years the Union Courts have overturned more and more competition decisions, especially in State aid. Is the credibility of competition enforcement under threat? 100
10. (A, C) Digital markets are dominated by a few giants, a situation Europe experienced in the past in energy and transport. Should companies like Google and Facebook be broken up to boost competition? 22
27. (C) You can possibly close your own Amazon case. What is happening in this case? 31
13. (A, C) Will you in the next mandate force data acess on Big Tech? 23
8. (A, C) How will you ensure free competition on the one hand and security of key European technological infrastructure on the other (Huawei/5G)? 19
67. Why are we still applying crisis rules? 57
109. What should the future EU-UK relationship look like for competition policy? 83
126. (A, R) Do you agree that fines for competition law infringement should be used to boost the European budget? 94
91. (E) We have the impression that competition rules target farmers and not retailers who are ripping farmers off with low prices for their products. Will you finally do something to even the odds? 70
52. (A) How will you make true budgetary autonomy for national competition agencies a reality in Europe? 47
129. How would you reverse the trend of declining leniency applications? 95
83. The treatment of the banks Veneto & Vicenza raised the impression of different European institutions (SRB, ECB, Commission) giving different messages on the way to tackle banks. How will you ensure that everybody speaks with one voice in our B
140. (A) Will you give full protection to whistleblowers who report competition wrongdoings to your department? 100
116. Foreign airlines, such as from the Gulf region, get State subsidies which competing European air carriers cannot get under European State aid rules. What will you do about this? 87
74. Will you take concrete steps to protect smaller retail investors from the bail-in rule for banks? 60
114. (A, 03) How will you tackle the massive state support of Chinese and other companies that are active on our Single Market when compared to EU State aid for European companies, which is strictly controlled 86
144. (A) Will you give Parliament a serious say over Commission regulations and guidelines that are for the Commission to adopt? 103
48. (A, G) Do you see any role for the competition portfolio in tackling cronyism and corruption in public tenders in Europe? 44
145. Will you commit to follow-up, point-by-point any resolution of Parliament in the field of competition? 103
79. Recent press reports have raised doubts on the eligibility of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) for a precautionary recapitalisation back in 2017. What is your view on this criticism? 63
138. (HR BC, R) What will you do to avoid conflicts of interest and guarantee the highest ethical standards of your staff in enforcing competition rules? 99
80. What lessons do you draw from ten years of State aid control for banks? 63
128. Some National Competition Authorities offer rewards (reductions in fines) for compliance programmes. Is this something you would consider as Commissioner? 95
Competition and regional cohesion 81
51. (A) The ECN+ Directive covers antitrust proceedings. Will you take any steps to strengthen national competition agencies in the field of mergers? 47
30. Will you change the State aid rules to boost investments in reaching the Paris goals on climate? 35
36. (B) What is your view on capacity mechanisms to ensure sufficient electricity generation in our Member States? 37
119. (A) Turkey is still a candidate EU Member, but seriously back-sliding on EU standards. What is your assessment of its readiness in terms of competition enforcement and competition culture? 89
28. (A, E) Will you block mergers if they harm the environment or biodiversity? 34
47. (A) In Hungary, the national government can overrule the competition agency whenever it deems this to be ‘in the national interest’. Will you tackle laws like this? 44
137. (HR BC, R) Will you commit to stop revolving doors in DG Competition, preventing staff from taking up lucrative jobs in business after they have left DG Competition? 99
35. (B) Will you commit to a phase-out of coal energy in your State aid policy? 37
82. In 2018, two Italian banks (Veneto & Vicenza) received State aid to reduce the impact of their market exit on the regional economy, although the Single Resolution Board deemed their resolution not to be in the public interest. Will you change
11. Will you launch a sector inquiry into Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon? 23
64. (H) will you ban banks that faciliate tax avoidance with State aid, from receiving State aid themselves? 55
55. (A) The response of the European Competition Network to most favoured nation-clauses in the online hotel-booking sector was dispersed and not consistent. Will you finally take steps to harmonise the substance of the competition analysis in ca
92. (A, E) Would you agree that there might be benefits from eating food sourced/produced locally? And that measures favouring local products are positive for society? 71
135. How will you separate your work as a competition enforcer from your work as a regulator on digital matters? 98
58. (H) If State aid must be recovered, the money goes back to the Member State that flouted the rules. Will you commit to ensuring that these tax advantages go to the European budget? 51
86. How will you deal with consolidation in the banking sector? 66
46. (C) Will you, as Competition Commissioner, support high-quality and independent journalism? 43
42. The green transition is a hobby for the rich and priviliged. How will you help all our European companies to make the transition? 41
45. (C) In Hungary, state-friendly conglomerates are taking over the media. Will you tackle this? 43
68. Is the 2013 Banking Communication still up-to-date or will you propose the Commission to update it? Will the Commission align the ‘burden-sharing’ requirement under State aid rules with the (8%) bail-in requirement under the EU resolution fram
19. (A, C) In the Broadcom case, you started proceedings to get a temporary injunction to preserve competition whilst the investigation is on-going. Will you propose to change the legal test for such measures to have more of them in the future? 2
60. (H) Will you issue, within the first 100 days in office, new guidelines to clarify your approach to State aid in the form of tax advantages? 53
34. (B) Will you commit to a phase-out of nuclear energy in your State aid policy? 36
66. (H) Will you share the names of banks or lawyers with us so that we can see if they should be subject to disciplinary proceedings? 56
100. (D) SMEs need a choice of financing to reduce their reliance on banks. How will you make the Capital Markets Union, and the innovative finance it brings, a reality on the ground? 76
22. (A, C) The Commission President-Elect wants binding rules on ethical standards for artificial intelligence. Should firms also ensure that their AI tools are designed to comply with competition rules? 29
49. (A) Will you bring infringement proceedings against any Member States as soon as they fall behind in the implementation of the Directive through national law? 46
21. (A, C) Do we need a European digital regulator to protect competition, data protection and privacy at the same time? 28
95. [A, 03] Do you think social services should be excluded from the scope of the competition and State aid rules? 73
127. What will be your policy on fines for violations of the competition rules? 94
61. (H) what are the next horizons for State aid policy in the tax area? 53
81. How will you follow up on the conclusions of the still ongoing audit of State aid control in the financial sector by the European Court of Auditors? 64
18. (A, C) Given your past track record in the Google case, wil you finally introduce mandatory deadlines for Commission decisions in antitrust cases? 26
131. Some of us already complained to you that you are biased against Central and Eastern European countries, hitting companies from these countries harder than from “old Europe”. Will you change this in the next mandate? 96
130. Will you ensure proper collective redress for consumers against competition law violations by companies? 95
97. [F, A, 03] We want Europe to facilitate social housing projects in Europe. Will you ensure that your competition rules don’t stand in the way of this? 74
87. (E) Excessive prices for medicines are still threatening the lives and health of our citizens. Will you finally do something comprehensive? 67
59. (H) Will you then at least force the Member State that gets the aid back to compensate the Member States whose tax base was eroded? 52
107. From the competition policy perspective, is the EU prepared for a no-deal Brexit? 82
73. Is the Commission too strict in imposing burden-sharing on subordinated debtholders, taking into account that some retail holders of such debt have fallen victim to mis-selling in some Member States? 59
62. (H) Trump called you a ‘tax lady’ who hates the US. Will you stand strong against this? 54
9. (A) What are you going to do to ensure there is a level playing field with companies that are propped up by a foreign State at home (China)? 19
41. (F, A, H) How will you ensure that competition rules facilitate the transition towards rail as a greener form of transport? 40
40. (A, C, H) Our car companies are not ready for the green transition. What will you do to ensure a reasonable approach? 40
133. (R, 04) How will you ensure that DG Competition has all the resources it needs, also in a digital future? 97
4. (A, E) In Siemens/Alstom, you considered competition from Chinese suppliers insufficient to ensure effective competition following the merger. Wasn´t this a naïve assessment based on a too short time horizon which failed to properly reflect the
6. (H) How will you use competition tools to help Commissioner-designate Goulard in her mission to secure the independence of Europe in key industrial technologies? 18
103. (A) Will you listen to the voice of trade unions in your merger cases? 79
33. (B, D, H) The Commission President-Elect committed to the establishment of a European climate bank. Will you ensure that State aid rules don’t hold its investments back? 36
104. (A, 03) In our Single Market, there is no place for social dumping and a race to the bottom on social standards. Will you act decisively against EU countries that attract companies with low taxes and other incentives, killing factories and s
1. (A,E) Should the merger rules be changed to allow for the rise of European industrial champions? 13
120. (A) Will you involve Parliament seriously in negotiations of international competition agreements? 89
25. (D) On Facebook’sglobal virtual currency, Libra. What’s your ambition as Executive VP-designate for A Europe fit for a Digital age to protect consumers and crucial issues like security? 30
75. The aim of the Banking Union is to force investors in banks to bear the costs of bank rescues (through the bail-in rule). How will you make this a reality in your State aid cases? 60
38. (A, O3) Will you change the competition rules to reflect that harm to the environment is a cost to society and something to tackle in our markets? 38
108. How will you prevent the UK from becoming a tax haven at Europe’s borders? 83
57. (H) But isn’t applying State aid rules in the fiscal area still very controversial? 51
93. (A, E) Is preventing “parallel trade” or imposing restrictions on cross-border trade by brand manufacturers always a problem in your view? 72
84. How will you secure an independent valuation of bank assets to see if they are in need of public support? 65
69. Why has taxpayers’ money been used to prop up banks? 58
139. (R, A) Will you take concrete initiatives to make the work of DG Competition more transparent? 100
14. (A, C) We have no European digital champions because people are not switching away from the US giants. How will you change that? 24
3. (A,E) Will you assess mergers with a view to competition at the global level? 14
89. (E) Do you accept now that the way farmers cooperate to increase their livelihood is a matter for agricultural and not competition policy? 70
63. (H) We want a tax centre in the Commission to tackle any harmful tax measures, be it State aid or not. Will you devote your State aid resources to that tax centre? 54
16. Will you finally tackle killer acquisitions of digital innovators? 25
31. (B) State support for renewables often leads to their cost being passed on to consumers. Who should pay the bill for the green transition? Industries or households? 35
76. Are the State aid rules sufficiently clear on what a deposit guarantee scheme (DGS) can do to rescue a bank (especially in light of the recent judgment by the General Court in the Italian Tercas case)? Are State aid rules preventing the DGSs
143. (A) Will you base any legislative proposal in the competition field on the Single Market chapter of the Treaties to ensure co-decision from Parliament? 102
56. (H) Is your fight over against Member States that favour multinationals with selective tax advantages? 51
65. (H) will you ban companies that avoided taxes with illegal State aid from having access to regional funds or other forms of State aid? 55
24. (A, C) Will you tackle concerns that consumers still don’t have the full freedom to shop online across borders (geoblocking etc)? 30
77. Has the EU banking sector benefitted from implicit subsidies that could be regarded as State aid by means of the provision of unconventional liquidity support by the ECB? 62
Competition and workers 78
105. (H) The island of Gozo in Malta is not Nordrhein-Westphalen in Germany but are bound by the same competition rules. Will you allow for flexibility to take account of the disadvantages of certain regions in Europe? 81
29. (A, E) Will you allow companies to conclude cooperation agreements to boost the environment and biodiversity? 34
106. (03, A, H) Member States simply don’t have the capacity to deal with your complex State aid rules in triggering investments in their regions. Will you simplify them further? 81
101. (A) Will you ensure that self-employed workers are exempt from EU competition rules? 78
50. (A) How will you ensure that, throughout Europe, Member States appoint national competition agency leadership with the independence and spirit to take on vested interests? 46
85. Precautionary measures to prevent a bank from failing are supposed to be the exception. How will you guarantee this? 66
99. [03, A] Will you commit to leaner competition rules for SMEs? 76
54. (A) You committed to study the use of interim measures in Member States and see what lessons can be drawn for the entire European Competition Network. Do you have a sense of next steps and which EU countries you will look at in particular for
98. [F, A, 03] Social housing projects should also be possible to achieve the right social mix in neighbourhoods and to give assistance to other households than the least privileged. Will you make this happen? 75
125. (HR BC) What will you do, in your competition portfolio, to help female business leaders and female entrepreneurs? 93
142. (A) Will you commit to putting forward a legislative proposal in the competition field if a majority of Parliament asks for it? 102
110. Will you facilitate extra State aid in the EU to deal with Brexit? 83
111. How will you protect farmers and other companies in Ireland from the Brexit fall-out? 84
32. (B, H, O3) Romania is not Sweden. How will you ensure a energy transition that is just for all, especially in disadvantaged regions in Europe? 36
113. (A, 03) President Trump keeps on attacking you – how would you work with the USA? 86
20. We must be creative and think out-of-the box. Do we need other ways for competition enforcers to intervene early against digital giants? 27
70. Are State aid rules and the BRRD (Bank Resolution and Restructuring Directive) compatible? 58
2. Will you resist proposals to have the European Council override merger decisions if it deems that to be in the public interest? 14
