Vote on the Digital single market during the EP plenary session in Strasbourg. Vote and&nbsp;opening speech by&nbsp; Andrus ANSIP, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Digital Single Market (26/11)

digital single market (T)

statement

Strasbourg

plenary session

vote

ANSIP, Andrus (Renew, EE)

WIELAND, Rainer (EPP, DE)

Digital single market: extracts from the vote and from the opening speech by  Andrus ANSIP, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Digital Single Market (26/11)

SOUNDBITE (English), Andrus ANSIP, Vice-President of the EC in charge of the Digital Single Market, "In your resolution you address non-discrimination when using search-engines. I agree that we need to address this issue."

SOUNDBITE (English), Andrus ANSIP, Vice-President of the EC in charge of the Digital Single Market, "We should discuss a broad range of measures starting with transparency, self-preference and the vertical services in this area. There are also competition tools to address this issue. The Commission will remain vigilant when it comes to competition law infringements that hamper the Digital Single Market. Commissioner Vestager will decide how to proceed with the on-going investigation into Google's business and practices once she has heard those who are most directly affected by such practices."

EP Vice-President Rainer WIELAND opening the vote.

EP Vice-President Rainer WIELAND saying: "carried" (in German).

Digital sign showing results: 614 votes cast, 384 in favour, 174 against, 56 abstentions.