4 Amendments of Emmanouil ANGELAKAS related to 2008/2224(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers the policy areas of consumer protection and the internal market to be of the utmost importance in communicating Europe to consumers and businesses; stresses that proper interactive communication and information between citizens and institutions is essential for a healthy dialogue; considers that the impetus now being given for EU bodies to become more communicative, open and accessible must be continued; calls on Member States to increase efforts to communicate the benefits of the Single Market at national, regional and local level;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Urges the Member States and the Commission to use the latest technology to promote effective dialogue, such as the internet, blogs and websites, with a view to making citizens and SMEs aware of the advantages of the internal market, and contributing to the development of e- commerce;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to study the possibility of supplementing the EU's websites with internet discussion forums, so as to provide European consumers and consumer organisations with a direct link and foster dialogue between them;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the three main institutions to consider the possibility of holding joint open debates that would supplement the European Parliament's open debates, addressing topics that concern consumers and their daily lives and thereby strengthening their confidence in the internal market and consumer protection;