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"The outcome of the vote has made it clear that everyone finds consumer protection important. However, unless we take actual steps, there can be no effective consumer protection, as consumers will continue to feel just as vulnerable as before.
It definitely marks a step in the right direction that the European Parliament intends to continue its consumer-friendly activities, and I also welcome the fact that my fellow Members voted in favour of reinforcing consumer protection. Still, as long as the terms and conditions applied by banks remain incomprehensible to consumers, and as long as there is only a code of conduct rather than binding legislation that restricts banks in amending their contracts unilaterally, the immeasurable gap between consumers and these companies is here to stay.
Similarly, the moratorium on eviction can be considered merely as temporary assistance, as the debtor in difficulty still needs to evacuate his house or flat when the moratorium expires, and consumers cannot hope that their salaries will increase at the same rate as the interests on their loans.
Thus, conciliation bodies, which play an exceedingly important role in the speedy, simple and free settlement of consumers’ legal disputes, must be strengthened in the future. However, in order for this to have an effect on consumer protection, all those important changes that social organisations representing consumer interests have long been pressing for need to be implemented."@en1
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