Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-11-15-Speech-2-434-017"
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"The European Commission plans to publish a Consumer Agenda in May 2012. The agenda should be an umbrella for all the important topics and challenges confronting us in the consumer area. There is a widespread expectation that it should be a milestone in EU consumer policy, giving a specific significance for the first time to the EU Treaty principle that consumer interests must be taken into account in all other relevant EU policies. Ensuring safe food, health and product safety should be the highest priority in the consumer agenda.
In my opinion, consumers also need to become increasingly empowered. Empowered consumers are better able to identify the best prices, conditions of sale and quality, therefore driving competition and innovation. I consider it particularly important for the competent institutions to know how to guarantee special protection for the groups of consumers who are particularly vulnerable due to their mental, physical or psychological weakness, age or credulity, or who have been made vulnerable by their social and financial situation. I firmly believe that it is essential to devote particular attention to the correct application of all legislation having an impact on consumer policy. The European Parliament, together with the national parliaments, should, through close cooperation, contribute to better enforcement of the legislation in the interests of consumer protection."@en1
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