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"I welcome the rapporteur’s basic argument that strengthening the rights of the most vulnerable consumers contributes not only to the social inclusion of such consumers and a more just society, but also to ensuring a more competitive interior market. The rapporteur rightly notes that better consumer information is important for reducing the vulnerability of consumers. However, information alone is not enough. A Eurobarometer survey has revealed that Lithuanian consumers need a stronger consumer protection system. The survey showed that only 37% of Lithuanian consumers believe that they are adequately protected by existing consumer protection measures, compared with 59% in the EU. Lithuanian consumers are reluctant to trust government organisations that are supposed to protect their interests. Only 37% of Lithuanians believe that the authorities will protect their interests (compared with the EU average of 54%). Slightly more Lithuanians would trust consumer support associations – 42% of Lithuanians trust independent consumer organisations, which defend their consumers’ rights. The problem, as revealed by the World Bank report, is the fact that consumer organisations receive limited funding from governments, which is not enough. The ideal solution would be for government funding to be supplemented with funding from European agencies or for the latter to work with existing European consumer associations."@en1
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