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"I voted for the Consumer Rights Directive today because I believe that it will simplify and improve the existing regulations in the area of consumer protection. Over many months, Members in the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection sought to reach agreement on important aspects of this regulation with the Council, in order that consumers may be better protected, without making businesses suffer from overly strict and unnecessary rules that would restrict business activity and increase bureaucracy. We have now managed to arrive at a balanced result, that is both consumer-friendly and business-friendly. However, in my view we must not rest on our laurels. After consulting consumer-rights organisations and representatives from the business world, I understand that we must insist on yet greater harmonisation of consumer rights across the European Union. There are currently significant differences, and these are an obstacle to business people who wish to expand into the markets of those other Member States where the standards are higher. In my opinion, Latvia is a good example in the area of consumer protection, because our standards are some of the highest, but they are proportionate and do not encumber the business environment with bureaucratic requirements."@en1
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