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"The single market counts among the European Union’s greatest achievements, and its consumer policy is an integral part of it. I supported this resolution because I believe that guaranteeing European citizens’ health and safety, encouraging sustainable consumption, and increasing the choice and quality of products and services, are important to all of us.
I feel it is necessary to pursue a single strategic approach and achieve better coordination between individual policies, which would bolster the achievement of the Europe 2020 objectives, given that consumer confidence is one of the fundamental driving forces of economic development. I think that international cooperation and the exchange of information with countries outside the EU, as well as improving the effectiveness of the RAPEX early warning system, are vital to ensuring better consumer protection. A significant proportion of European citizens are still not very familiar with consumer protection legislation. It is considerably important to adopt measures to raise their awareness of their rights and obligations, and to guarantee compliance with them. I share the view that the vulnerable sections of the population need to be viewed as being subject to special protection. I think that consumer empowerment is a key step for achieving smarter, sustainable policies."@en1
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