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lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I would like to thank the Commissioner for her initiative, and the rapporteur for his report. I want to concentrate on possible consumer actions, so-called collective or representative actions. These should not be the big bogeyman for business that they are often portrayed as. If we want informed and responsible consumers who do not need over-nannying by the state, then the companion of that approach of treating consumers like grown-ups is that we must allow them to take action together to get redress. After all, why should the state alone be the enforcer in anti-competitive matters? It is the consumer who loses as a result of anti-competitive behaviour, but often gets no redress or compensation. There is nothing astounding in proposing this: the right to take action is already acknowledged by the ECJ. What we have to do is to facilitate this, make justice accessible to those who lose and ensure that compensation is distributed in an equitable manner, not just to the privileged few. This has to be the complementary approach to having informed consumers, giving them real power through increasing justice and redress. Indeed, this should assist the better functioning of our internal market. Consumers are often the best judges of what is anti-competitive. We should have no fears about harnessing this force for the general good. Everyone is absolutely clear that we do not want US-style class actions, so now is our unique opportunity to design something European which respects European values of our society and justice."@en⁴
lpv:spokenAs	vice-president; European Parliament (2007-01-16--2009-07-13)²³ member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2007-02-27--2009-07-13)²³ member; JURI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)²³ member; PETI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)²³ member; Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (2006-01-19--2007-06-19)²³ substitute; IMCO (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)²³ chair; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-21--2007-09-04)²³ vice-president; Parliament's Bureau (2007-01-16--2009-07-13)²³ unknown; Liberal Democrat Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)²³ member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2004-09-22--2007-09-04)²³
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I would like to thank the Commissioner for her initiative, and the rapporteur for his report. I want to concentrate on possible consumer actions, so-called collective or representative actions. These should not be the big bogeyman for business that they are often portrayed as. If we want informed and responsible consumers who do not need over-nannying by the state, then the companion of that approach of treating consumers like grown-ups is that we must allow them to take action together to get redress. After all, why should the state alone be the enforcer in anti-competitive matters? It is the consumer who loses as a result of anti-competitive behaviour, but often gets no redress or compensation. There is nothing astounding in proposing this: the right to take action is already acknowledged by the ECJ. What we have to do is to facilitate this, make justice accessible to those who lose and ensure that compensation is distributed in an equitable manner, not just to the privileged few. This has to be the complementary approach to having informed consumers, giving them real power through increasing justice and redress. Indeed, this should assist the better functioning of our internal market. Consumers are often the best judges of what is anti-competitive. We should have no fears about harnessing this force for the general good. Everyone is absolutely clear that we do not want US-style class actions, so now is our unique opportunity to design something European which respects European values of our society and justice."@cs¹ "Hr. formand! Jeg vil gerne takke kommissæren for hendes initiativ og ordføreren for hans betænkning. Jeg vil gerne fokusere på mulige forbrugeraktioner, såkaldt kollektive eller repræsentative søgsmål. Virksomhederne bør ikke opfatte disse som den store bussemand, hvilket ofte er tilfældet. Hvis vi ønsker oplyste og ansvarlige forbrugere, der ikke har brug for overdreven statslig beskyttelse, er følgen af en tilgang, hvor forbrugerne behandles som voksne mennesker, at vi må give dem mulighed for at anlægge kollektive erstatningssøgsmål. Hvorfor skal det egentlig kun være op til staten at gribe ind over for konkurrencebegrænsende adfærd? Det er forbrugeren, der lider tab som følge af konkurrencebegrænsende adfærd, og som ofte ikke får oprejsning eller erstatning. Det er ikke et overraskende forslag, da Domstolen allerede har anerkendt retten til at anlægge søgsmål. Vores opgave er at gøre det nemmere, at give ofrene adgang til retssystemet og sikre en retfærdig fordeling af erstatningen, der ikke kun skal tilgå en privilegeret lille gruppe. Denne tilgang bør anvendes over for oplyste forbrugere, der skal have reel magt gennem en øget adgang til retssystemet og til at klage. Dette vil rent faktisk bidrage til at forbedre det indre markeds funktion. Forbrugerne er ofte de bedste til at bedømme, hvad der er konkurrencebegrænsende adfærd. Vi bør ikke være bange for at udnytte denne evne i almenvellets interesse. Alle har gjort det fuldstændig klart, at vi ikke ønsker kollektive søgsmål ( ), som dem vi ser i USA, og vi har således her en enestående mulighed for at udforme europæiske regler med udgangspunkt i de europæiske værdier, som vores samfund og retssystemet bygger på."@da² "Herr Präsident! Ich danke der Kommissarin für ihre Initiative und dem Berichterstatter für seinen Bericht. Ich möchte in erster Linie auf mögliche Verbraucherklagen eingehen, die so genannten Sammel- bzw. Stellvertreterklagen. Sie sollten nicht das große Feindbild für Unternehmen sein, als das sie oft dargestellt werden. Wenn wir sachkundige und verantwortungsbewusste Verbraucher wollen, die vom Staat nicht übermäßig bemuttert werden müssen, dann gehört zu diesem Ansatz, Verbraucher als erwachsene Menschen zu behandeln, dass wir ihnen erlauben, gemeinsam vorzugehen, um Schadensersatz zu erhalten. Warum sollte denn der Staat allein der Vollstrecker bei Verstößen gegen Wettbewerbsrecht sein? Es ist doch der Verbraucher, der bei wettbewerbswidrigem Verhalten das Nachsehen hat, aber oft keine Wiedergutmachung oder Entschädigung erhält. An einem solchen Vorschlag ist nichts Verwunderliches: Das Klagerecht ist vom EuGH bereits anerkannt worden. Unsere Aufgabe ist es nun, dies einfacher zu machen, das Recht denjenigen zugänglich zu machen, die Nachteile erleiden, und sicherzustellen, dass eine Entschädigung gerecht verteilt wird, nicht nur an wenige Privilegierte. Dies muss eine Ergänzung sein zu sachkundigen Verbrauchern, die durch mehr Gerechtigkeit und bessere Rechtsbehelfe wirkliche Macht erhalten. Im Grunde dürfte dies dem besseren Funktionieren des Binnenmarktes förderlich sein. Verbraucher können oft am besten beurteilen, was wettbewerbswidrig ist. Wir sollten uns nicht davor fürchten, diese Macht für das Gemeinwohl nutzbar zu machen. Für jedermann steht felsenfest, dass wir keine Sammelklagen nach US-amerikanischer Art wollen, sodass dies jetzt die einmalige Gelegenheit für uns ist, etwas Europäisches zu gestalten, bei dem die europäischen Werte unserer Gesellschaft und Justiz geachtet werden."@de⁹ "Κύριε Πρόεδρε, θέλω να ευχαριστήσω την Επίτροπο για την πρωτοβουλία της, καθώς και τον εισηγητή για την έκθεσή του. Θα επικεντρώσω την προσοχή μου σε πιθανές αγωγές καταναλωτών, τις αποκαλούμενες συλλογικές ή αντιπροσωπευτικές αγωγές. Αυτές δεν θα έπρεπε να αποτελούν το μεγάλο φόβητρο των επιχειρήσεων, όπως συχνά παρουσιάζονται. Εάν επιθυμούμε ενημερωμένους και υπεύθυνους καταναλωτές που δεν χρειάζονται τη χειραγώγηση του κράτους, τότε συνακόλουθο αυτής της προσέγγισης για την αντιμετώπιση των καταναλωτών ως ενηλίκων είναι ότι πρέπει να τους δίνουμε τη δυνατότητα να ασκούν από κοινού αγωγές για τη διεκδίκηση αποζημιώσεων. Σε τελική ανάλυση, για ποιον λόγο θα έπρεπε μόνον το κράτος να είναι το όργανο επιβολής σε θέματα που αφορούν την καταστρατήγηση των κανόνων ανταγωνισμού; Ο καταναλωτής είναι αυτός που ζημιώνεται εξαιτίας συμπεριφορών οι οποίες παραβιάζουν τις αρχές του ανταγωνισμού, όμως συχνά δεν λαμβάνει αποζημίωση ή αποκατάσταση. Δεν υπάρχει τίποτα το εκπληκτικό σε αυτήν την πρόταση: το δικαίωμα άσκησης αγωγής αναγνωρίζεται ήδη από το ΔΕΚ. Αυτό το οποίο πρέπει να πράξουμε είναι να διευκολύνουμε τη διαδικασία, να καταστήσουμε προσιτή τη δικαιοσύνη σε όσους υφίστανται ζημίες και να διασφαλίσουμε ότι η αποζημίωση κατανέμεται με ισότιμο τρόπο, και όχι μόνον στους λίγους προνομιούχους. Αυτή πρέπει να είναι η συμπληρωματική προσέγγιση για την ενημέρωση των καταναλωτών, δίνοντάς τους πραγματική εξουσία μέσω της ενίσχυσης της δικαιοσύνης και της αποκατάστασης. Εξάλλου, αυτό θα έπρεπε να συντελέσει στην καλύτερη λειτουργία της εσωτερικής αγοράς μας. Οι καταναλωτές είναι συχνά οι καλύτεροι κριτές των πρακτικών που στρέφονται κατά του ανταγωνισμού. Δεν πρέπει να φοβόμαστε την εκμετάλλευση αυτής της δύναμης για το κοινό καλό. Όλοι είμαστε απόλυτοι ως προς το ότι δεν επιθυμούμε αγωγές αμερικανικού τύπου· συνεπώς, τώρα είναι η μοναδική μας ευκαιρία να σχεδιάσουμε κάτι ευρωπαϊκό το οποίο θα σέβεται τις ευρωπαϊκές αξίες της κοινωνίας και της δικαιοσύνης μας."@el¹⁰ "Señor Presidente, quisiera dar las gracias a la señora Comisaria por su iniciativa, así como al ponente por su informe. Quiero centrarme en las posibles acciones de los consumidores, denominadas acciones colectivas o populares. Estas no deberían ser el ogro de las empresas, tal como se pintan con frecuencia. Si queremos consumidores informados y responsables que no necesitan el paternalismo del Estado, tratar a los consumidores como adultos conlleva que les permitamos emprender acciones conjuntamente para obtener una reparación. Después de todo, ¿por qué debería ser exclusivamente el Estado el que haga cumplir la ley en las cuestiones de defensa de la competencia? El consumidor es quien sale perdiendo debido al comportamiento anticompetitivo, pero a menudo no obtiene ninguna compensación ni reparación. No hay nada temible en proponer esto: el derecho a la acción judicial ya ha sido reconocido por el Tribunal de Justicia Europeo. Lo que debemos hacer es facilitarlo, hacer que la justicia sea accesible para los que salen perdiendo y garantizar que la indemnización se distribuya de forma equitativa, no solamente entre los pocos privilegiados. Este debe ser el planteamiento que complementa el deseo de tener consumidores informados, dándoles verdadero poder mediante el refuerzo de la justicia. De hecho, esto debería contribuir a que funcione mejor nuestro mercado interior. Los consumidores son a menudo los que mejor saben juzgar qué es nocivo para la competencia. No deberíamos tener miedo a utilizar esta fuerza en beneficio de todos. Todos tenemos claro que no queremos acciones colectivas al estilo estadounidense, así que ahora tenemos una oportunidad única de diseñar una figura europea que respete los valores europeos de nuestra sociedad y la justicia."@es²¹ "Mr President, I would like to thank the Commissioner for her initiative, and the rapporteur for his report. I want to concentrate on possible consumer actions, so-called collective or representative actions. These should not be the big bogeyman for business that they are often portrayed as. If we want informed and responsible consumers who do not need over-nannying by the state, then the companion of that approach of treating consumers like grown-ups is that we must allow them to take action together to get redress. After all, why should the state alone be the enforcer in anti-competitive matters? It is the consumer who loses as a result of anti-competitive behaviour, but often gets no redress or compensation. There is nothing astounding in proposing this: the right to take action is already acknowledged by the ECJ. What we have to do is to facilitate this, make justice accessible to those who lose and ensure that compensation is distributed in an equitable manner, not just to the privileged few. This has to be the complementary approach to having informed consumers, giving them real power through increasing justice and redress. Indeed, this should assist the better functioning of our internal market. Consumers are often the best judges of what is anti-competitive. We should have no fears about harnessing this force for the general good. Everyone is absolutely clear that we do not want US-style class actions, so now is our unique opportunity to design something European which respects European values of our society and justice."@et⁵ "Arvoisa puhemies, haluan kiittää komission jäsentä aloitteesta ja esittelijää mietinnöstä. Aion käsitellä mahdollisia kuluttajien nostamia kanteita eli niin sanottuja ryhmäkanteita tai edustajakanteita. Niiden ei ole tarkoitus olla yritysten suurimpia uhkakuvia, jollaisina ne usein nähdään. Jos kuluttajien halutaan saavan riittävästi tietoa ja tekevän vastuullisia päätöksiä ilman valtion holhousta ja jos kuluttajia on tarkoitus kohdella aikuismaisesti, heille on myös annettava mahdollisuus nostaa ryhmäkanteita oikeuksiensa turvaamiseksi. Eihän ole mitään syytä antaa ainoastaan valtion puuttua kilpailun vastaisiin käytäntöihin. Juuri kuluttaja kärsii tällaisista käytännöistä, muttei useinkaan saa menetykselleen mitään korvausta. Ehdotuksessa ei ole mitään ihmeellistä: yhteisöjen tuomioistuin on jo tunnustanut kanneoikeuden. Prosessia on helpotettava, haittaa kärsineiden on saatava korvaus oikeusteitse ja korvauksen oikeudenmukainen jakautuminen on varmistettava niin, ettei korvaus kohdistu vain harvojen eduksi. Kuluttajille tiedottamista on täydennettävä tällä lähestymistavalla, jossa heille annetaan todelliset keinot turvata oikeutensa ja saada korvauksia. Sisämarkkinoidemme toimintaa onkin tarkoitus edistää tätä kautta. Kuluttajat tietävät usein parhaiten, mitkä käytännöt ovat kilpailun vastaisia. Ryhmäkanteiden hyödyntämistä yleisen hyvän edistämiseksi ei pidä pelätä. Kaikki ovat täysin yksimielisiä siitä, ettemme halua Yhdysvalloista tuttuja yhteiskanteita. Meillä on nyt ennenkokematon mahdollisuus luoda jotain eurooppalaista, joka noudattaa yhteiskuntamme ja oikeuskäytäntöjemme eurooppalaisia arvoja."@fi⁷ "Monsieur le Président, je souhaiterais remercier la commissaire pour son initiative et le rapporteur pour son rapport. Je me propose de mettre l’accent sur les actions potentielles des consommateurs, appelées les actions collectives ou représentatives. Elles ne doivent pas être pour les entreprises le croque-mitaine sous les traits duquel elles sont souvent dépeintes. Si nous souhaitons des consommateurs informés et responsables, qui n’ont pas besoin d’être couvés par l’État, ce raisonnement dans lequel les consommateurs sont traités en adultes a pour corollaire que nous devons les autoriser à engager des actions ensemble pour obtenir une indemnisation. Après tout, pourquoi l’État devrait-il être la seule instance de répression en matière de concurrence? Ce sont les consommateurs qui sont perdants à la suite de comportements contraires aux règles de concurrence, mais ils ne reçoivent souvent aucune indemnisation ou réparation. Cette proposition n’est en rien renversante: la Cour de justice européenne reconnaît déjà le droit à engager une action. Nous devons à présent le faciliter, rendre la justice accessible aux perdants et garantir que l’indemnisation soit répartie sur une base équitable et ne bénéficie pas seulement à une poignée de privilégiés. Telle doit être la démarche complémentaire à la reconnaissance de consommateurs informés: leur donner un réel pouvoir à travers le renforcement de la justice et du droit de recours. Cela devrait en réalité contribuer à un meilleur fonctionnement de notre marché intérieur. Les consommateurs sont souvent les meilleurs juges d’une infraction aux principes de concurrence. Nous ne devons pas craindre d’exploiter cette force au profit de l’intérêt général. Chacun sait pertinemment que nous ne souhaitons pas d’actions de groupe à l’américaine. Nous avons donc aujourd’hui l’occasion unique de concevoir un modèle européen, qui respecte les valeurs européennes de notre société et de notre justice."@fr⁸ "Mr President, I would like to thank the Commissioner for her initiative, and the rapporteur for his report. I want to concentrate on possible consumer actions, so-called collective or representative actions. These should not be the big bogeyman for business that they are often portrayed as. If we want informed and responsible consumers who do not need over-nannying by the state, then the companion of that approach of treating consumers like grown-ups is that we must allow them to take action together to get redress. After all, why should the state alone be the enforcer in anti-competitive matters? It is the consumer who loses as a result of anti-competitive behaviour, but often gets no redress or compensation. There is nothing astounding in proposing this: the right to take action is already acknowledged by the ECJ. What we have to do is to facilitate this, make justice accessible to those who lose and ensure that compensation is distributed in an equitable manner, not just to the privileged few. This has to be the complementary approach to having informed consumers, giving them real power through increasing justice and redress. Indeed, this should assist the better functioning of our internal market. Consumers are often the best judges of what is anti-competitive. We should have no fears about harnessing this force for the general good. Everyone is absolutely clear that we do not want US-style class actions, so now is our unique opportunity to design something European which respects European values of our society and justice."@hu¹¹ "Signor Presidente, ringrazio la signora Commissario per questa iniziativa e il relatore per la relazione presentata. Vorrei soffermarmi sulle possibili azioni da parte dei consumatori, le cosiddette azioni collettive o rappresentative; anche se spesso vengono dipinte a colori foschi, tali azioni non dovrebbero in realtà rappresentare uno spauracchio per le imprese. Se desideriamo che i consumatori si comportino in maniera informata e responsabile, senza bisogno di eccessive tutele da parte dello Stato, allora occorre adottare un approccio che tratti i consumatori da adulti, e insieme consenta loro di intraprendere azioni collettive per ottenere risarcimenti. Dopo tutto, perché mai dovrebbe essere lo Stato l’unico ente autorizzato ad agire contro le violazioni della concorrenza? Un comportamento non rispettoso della concorrenza danneggia spesso proprio i consumatori, i quali però non riescono a ottenere risarcimento o riparazione. Non c’è nulla di strano in una proposta come questa: il diritto di avviare azioni legali è già stato riconosciuto dalla Corte di giustizia delle Comunità europee. Noi abbiamo il compito di agevolare questa possibilità, rendere la giustizia accessibile a chi perde e garantire che i risarcimenti vengano distribuiti equamente, anziché andare a vantaggio di pochi privilegiati. Deve trattarsi di un approccio complementare alla presenza di consumatori informati, che detengano un potere reale grazie a un incremento dei risarcimenti e a un più efficace esercizio della giustizia. Tutto questo, in realtà, dovrebbe contribuire a un miglior funzionamento del mercato interno; di solito i consumatori sono i migliori giudici delle violazioni della concorrenza, e non dobbiamo temere di utilizzare questa forza per il bene comune. Siamo tutti d’accordo nel rifiutare le di modello statunitense, e quindi abbiamo ora un’occasione unica per elaborare un provvedimento europeo, che rispetti la giustizia e i valori europei della nostra società."@it¹² "Mr President, I would like to thank the Commissioner for her initiative, and the rapporteur for his report. I want to concentrate on possible consumer actions, so-called collective or representative actions. These should not be the big bogeyman for business that they are often portrayed as. If we want informed and responsible consumers who do not need over-nannying by the state, then the companion of that approach of treating consumers like grown-ups is that we must allow them to take action together to get redress. After all, why should the state alone be the enforcer in anti-competitive matters? It is the consumer who loses as a result of anti-competitive behaviour, but often gets no redress or compensation. There is nothing astounding in proposing this: the right to take action is already acknowledged by the ECJ. What we have to do is to facilitate this, make justice accessible to those who lose and ensure that compensation is distributed in an equitable manner, not just to the privileged few. This has to be the complementary approach to having informed consumers, giving them real power through increasing justice and redress. Indeed, this should assist the better functioning of our internal market. Consumers are often the best judges of what is anti-competitive. We should have no fears about harnessing this force for the general good. Everyone is absolutely clear that we do not want US-style class actions, so now is our unique opportunity to design something European which respects European values of our society and justice."@lt¹⁴ "Mr President, I would like to thank the Commissioner for her initiative, and the rapporteur for his report. I want to concentrate on possible consumer actions, so-called collective or representative actions. These should not be the big bogeyman for business that they are often portrayed as. If we want informed and responsible consumers who do not need over-nannying by the state, then the companion of that approach of treating consumers like grown-ups is that we must allow them to take action together to get redress. After all, why should the state alone be the enforcer in anti-competitive matters? It is the consumer who loses as a result of anti-competitive behaviour, but often gets no redress or compensation. There is nothing astounding in proposing this: the right to take action is already acknowledged by the ECJ. What we have to do is to facilitate this, make justice accessible to those who lose and ensure that compensation is distributed in an equitable manner, not just to the privileged few. This has to be the complementary approach to having informed consumers, giving them real power through increasing justice and redress. Indeed, this should assist the better functioning of our internal market. Consumers are often the best judges of what is anti-competitive. We should have no fears about harnessing this force for the general good. Everyone is absolutely clear that we do not want US-style class actions, so now is our unique opportunity to design something European which respects European values of our society and justice."@lv¹³ "Mr President, I would like to thank the Commissioner for her initiative, and the rapporteur for his report. I want to concentrate on possible consumer actions, so-called collective or representative actions. These should not be the big bogeyman for business that they are often portrayed as. If we want informed and responsible consumers who do not need over-nannying by the state, then the companion of that approach of treating consumers like grown-ups is that we must allow them to take action together to get redress. After all, why should the state alone be the enforcer in anti-competitive matters? It is the consumer who loses as a result of anti-competitive behaviour, but often gets no redress or compensation. There is nothing astounding in proposing this: the right to take action is already acknowledged by the ECJ. What we have to do is to facilitate this, make justice accessible to those who lose and ensure that compensation is distributed in an equitable manner, not just to the privileged few. This has to be the complementary approach to having informed consumers, giving them real power through increasing justice and redress. Indeed, this should assist the better functioning of our internal market. Consumers are often the best judges of what is anti-competitive. We should have no fears about harnessing this force for the general good. Everyone is absolutely clear that we do not want US-style class actions, so now is our unique opportunity to design something European which respects European values of our society and justice."@mt¹⁵ "Mijnheer de Voorzitter, ik wil de commissaris graag bedanken voor haar plan, en de rapporteur voor zijn verslag. Ik wil mij concentreren op mogelijke vorderingen door consumenten, de zogenaamde collectieve vorderingen of vorderingen door derden. Die zouden toch niet moeten worden beschouwd als een zwaard van Damocles voor het bedrijfsleven, zoals nu veelal gebeurt. Als wij uit zijn op geïnformeerde burgers met verantwoordelijkheidsgevoel, die niet uitentreuren door de overheid hoeven te worden gepamperd, hoort er bij die manier van naar consumenten kijken als volwassenen ook dat we hen in staat stellen gezamenlijk actie te ondernemen voor schadevergoeding. Immers, waarom zou de staat de enige partij moet zijn die concurrentievervalsing tegengaat? Het is de consument die het verlies draagt van concurrentievervalsend gedrag, maar daarvoor vaak niet wordt schadeloos gesteld of gecompenseerd. Er is niets verbijsterends aan dit voorstel: het recht op vordering is al erkend door het Europese Hof van Justitie. Wat wij moeten doen is dit mogelijk maken, het recht toegankelijk maken voor hen die verlies lijden, en garanderen dat compensatie op een billijke manier wordt toegekend, niet slechts aan de elite. Dat moet de benadering zijn die aansluit op geïnformeerde burgers, waarbij ze werkelijk macht krijgen door recht en het recht op schadeloosstelling te versterken. Dat zou een bijdrage vormen voor een beter functioneren van de interne markt. Consumenten kunnen vaak het beste beoordelen wat concurrentievervalsend is. We zouden niet bang moeten zijn om deze kracht aan te wenden voor het algemeen belang. Iedereen is het er absoluut over eens dat we geen van het Amerikaanse soort willen. Dat betekent dat het nu het uitgelezen moment is om een Europees plan te ontwikkelen dat Europese waarden voor onze gemeenschap en rechtspraak respecteert."@nl³ "Mr President, I would like to thank the Commissioner for her initiative, and the rapporteur for his report. I want to concentrate on possible consumer actions, so-called collective or representative actions. These should not be the big bogeyman for business that they are often portrayed as. If we want informed and responsible consumers who do not need over-nannying by the state, then the companion of that approach of treating consumers like grown-ups is that we must allow them to take action together to get redress. After all, why should the state alone be the enforcer in anti-competitive matters? It is the consumer who loses as a result of anti-competitive behaviour, but often gets no redress or compensation. There is nothing astounding in proposing this: the right to take action is already acknowledged by the ECJ. What we have to do is to facilitate this, make justice accessible to those who lose and ensure that compensation is distributed in an equitable manner, not just to the privileged few. This has to be the complementary approach to having informed consumers, giving them real power through increasing justice and redress. Indeed, this should assist the better functioning of our internal market. Consumers are often the best judges of what is anti-competitive. We should have no fears about harnessing this force for the general good. Everyone is absolutely clear that we do not want US-style class actions, so now is our unique opportunity to design something European which respects European values of our society and justice."@pl¹⁶ "Senhor Presidente, gostaria de agradecer à Senhora Comissária a sua iniciativa e ao relator, o seu relatório. Gostaria de me concentrar em possíveis acções de consumidores, as chamadas acções colectivas ou representativas. Estas não deveriam ser o grande bicho-papão para as empresas, embora seja essa muitas vezes a ideia que se tem delas. Se pretendemos consumidores informados e responsáveis, não carentes de super-protecção do Estado, então o apoio nessa abordagem em que os consumidores são tratados como pessoas crescidas será permitir-lhes intentar acções conjuntamente de modo a poderem ser ressarcidos. Em última análise, qual a razão para ser o Estado o único a executar matérias anti-concorrenciais? É o consumidor que perde em consequência do comportamento anti-concorrencial, não recebendo frequentemente qualquer ressarcimento ou indemnização. Não há nada de extraordinário em propor o seguinte: o direito a intentar uma acção já está contemplado pelo TJCE. O que temos de fazer é facilitar essa acção, tornar a justiça acessível àqueles que ficam a perder e assegurar que a indemnização é distribuída de uma forma equitativa, não sendo apenas destinada a uns quantos privilegiados. Esta terá de ser a abordagem complementar para termos consumidores informados, dando-lhes poder real por meio da melhoria da justiça e da reparação. Evidentemente que esta abordagem também deveria constituir apoio a um mercado interno em melhor funcionamento. Os consumidores são frequentemente os melhores juízes daquilo que é anti-concorrencial. Não devemos ter receio de controlar esta força em prol do bem comum. Todos têm perfeita noção de que não pretendemos acções ao estilo americano, portanto, agora, temos a oportunidade única de conceber algo europeu e no pleno respeito dos valores europeus da nossa sociedade e da justiça."@pt¹⁷ "Mr President, I would like to thank the Commissioner for her initiative, and the rapporteur for his report. I want to concentrate on possible consumer actions, so-called collective or representative actions. These should not be the big bogeyman for business that they are often portrayed as. If we want informed and responsible consumers who do not need over-nannying by the state, then the companion of that approach of treating consumers like grown-ups is that we must allow them to take action together to get redress. After all, why should the state alone be the enforcer in anti-competitive matters? It is the consumer who loses as a result of anti-competitive behaviour, but often gets no redress or compensation. There is nothing astounding in proposing this: the right to take action is already acknowledged by the ECJ. What we have to do is to facilitate this, make justice accessible to those who lose and ensure that compensation is distributed in an equitable manner, not just to the privileged few. This has to be the complementary approach to having informed consumers, giving them real power through increasing justice and redress. Indeed, this should assist the better functioning of our internal market. Consumers are often the best judges of what is anti-competitive. We should have no fears about harnessing this force for the general good. Everyone is absolutely clear that we do not want US-style class actions, so now is our unique opportunity to design something European which respects European values of our society and justice."@ro¹⁸ "Mr President, I would like to thank the Commissioner for her initiative, and the rapporteur for his report. I want to concentrate on possible consumer actions, so-called collective or representative actions. These should not be the big bogeyman for business that they are often portrayed as. If we want informed and responsible consumers who do not need over-nannying by the state, then the companion of that approach of treating consumers like grown-ups is that we must allow them to take action together to get redress. After all, why should the state alone be the enforcer in anti-competitive matters? It is the consumer who loses as a result of anti-competitive behaviour, but often gets no redress or compensation. There is nothing astounding in proposing this: the right to take action is already acknowledged by the ECJ. What we have to do is to facilitate this, make justice accessible to those who lose and ensure that compensation is distributed in an equitable manner, not just to the privileged few. This has to be the complementary approach to having informed consumers, giving them real power through increasing justice and redress. Indeed, this should assist the better functioning of our internal market. Consumers are often the best judges of what is anti-competitive. We should have no fears about harnessing this force for the general good. Everyone is absolutely clear that we do not want US-style class actions, so now is our unique opportunity to design something European which respects European values of our society and justice."@sk¹⁹ "Mr President, I would like to thank the Commissioner for her initiative, and the rapporteur for his report. I want to concentrate on possible consumer actions, so-called collective or representative actions. These should not be the big bogeyman for business that they are often portrayed as. If we want informed and responsible consumers who do not need over-nannying by the state, then the companion of that approach of treating consumers like grown-ups is that we must allow them to take action together to get redress. After all, why should the state alone be the enforcer in anti-competitive matters? It is the consumer who loses as a result of anti-competitive behaviour, but often gets no redress or compensation. There is nothing astounding in proposing this: the right to take action is already acknowledged by the ECJ. What we have to do is to facilitate this, make justice accessible to those who lose and ensure that compensation is distributed in an equitable manner, not just to the privileged few. This has to be the complementary approach to having informed consumers, giving them real power through increasing justice and redress. Indeed, this should assist the better functioning of our internal market. Consumers are often the best judges of what is anti-competitive. We should have no fears about harnessing this force for the general good. Everyone is absolutely clear that we do not want US-style class actions, so now is our unique opportunity to design something European which respects European values of our society and justice."@sl²⁰ "Herr talman! Jag tackar kommissionsledamoten för hennes initiativ och föredraganden för hans betänkande. Jag vill koncentrera mig på möjliga rättsageranden för konsumenter, så kallad kollektiv talan eller talan genom ombud. Dessa borde inte vara det skräckscenario för företagen som de som de ofta utmålas som. Om vi vill ha välinformerade och ansvarsfulla konsumenter som inte måste överbeskyddas av staten måste strategin för att behandla konsumenter som vuxna personer även innebära att de kan agera samfällt för att få gottgörelse. Varför ska staten ensam driva ärenden som strider mot konkurrensbestämmelserna egentligen? Det är ju faktiskt konsumenterna som förlorar på konkurrenshämmande agerande, men oftast får de varken gottgörelse eller kompensation för detta. Det ligger inget häpnadsväckande i att föreslå detta, rätten att väcka talan har redan erkänts av EG-domstolen. Vad vi måste göra är att underlätta förfarandet, se till att de som förlorar får möjlighet till rättslig prövning och att kompensationen fördelas rättvist, inte bara till några få lyckligt lottade. Denna strategi bör komplettera målet att ha välinformerade konsumenter och ge konsumenterna verklig makt genom ökade möjligheter till rättslig prövning och gottgörelse. Detta bör även bidra till att vår inre marknad fungerar bättre. Det är ofta konsumenterna som bäst kan bedöma vad som är konkurrenshämmande. Vi borde inte vara rädda för att utnyttja denna kraft för det allmännas bästa. Alla är helt på det klara med att vi inte vill ha grupptalan i amerikansk stil, så nu har vi ett unikt tillfälle att skapa en EU-modell som respekterar våra europeiska samhällsvärderingar och våra rättssystem."@sv²²
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