Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-09-03-Speech-3-317"

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dcterms:Date	"2008-09-03"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20080903.25.3-317"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Meglena Kuneva2
lpv:spoken text	"The suggestion of European Consumer Centres going to court on behalf of European consumers is an idea we will discuss in our communication on collective redress before the end of the year. So far, my concern has been to keep our minds open and to have a diversity of opinions before arriving at a final proposal. We really need to see the whole picture and to use all the instruments at our disposal, including the Directive on Injunctions, which is also one of the tools we can use cross-border in Europe. I fully agree about the database, which I firmly support. We need it in order to make better policies and better legislation. My firm conviction is that we need to be evidence-based whenever we are proposing legislation or having our common enforcement actions. I will continue with enforcement actions in all 27 countries at the same time – the so-called ‘sweeps’ on issues such as airline tickets or ring tones. Websites are normally very good clients in such kinds of cross-border enforcement actions. Each country is different. We need to have broadband penetration, and we need to have more than a given percentage of the population using whatever kinds of tools they use to enjoy e-commerce, which is usually the internet. I also believe that we can enhance this penetration through cohesion policy, regional policy and the Cohesion Fund. New Member States will have a unique possibility to catch up really fast and sometimes to avoid some of our previous mistakes. They need to go in leaps. If you have good, targeted legislation which is fully harmonised in all Member States, this will have a tremendous impact in raising both consumer confidence and the level of consumer performance in all Member States. E-commerce is one of the tools for getting a better deal and for having more choice. It is not merely a market tool, but also a very important democratic tool."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Meglena Kuneva,"1 "Member of the Commission"1
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