5 Amendments of Konstantinos POUPAKIS related to 2012/2133(INI)
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the European consumer agenda sets out EU consumer policy mainstreaming measures designed to achieve the ‘Europe 2020’ strategy objectives;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the increasingly rapid development of e-commerce is of major importance as far as consumers are concerned, offering a wider choice, especially to those living in less accessible, remote or outlying areas, as well as those with reduced mobility, who would otherwise not have access to a wide choice of goods;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Underlines the need for action targeted mainly at vulnerable consumers, at both EU and Member State level, in line with the results of the most recent Eurobarometer showing that under 50% of consumers feel informed and protected, while vulnerable groups in particular are having difficulty in understanding the choices available to them, are not aware of their rights, are facing more problems and are displaying reluctance to act when problems arise;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to take account of the new developments arising from the onset of the economic crisis, given the sharp contraction in household spending in certain Member States, which is further increasing poverty and material deprivation; urges it to make effective use of the European consumer agenda so as to create as far as possible better conditions for improving levels of prosperity and reducing social inequalities;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises the need to promote responsible and sustainable consumption, in line with the objectives of the EU 2020 strategy, strengthening the position of consumers, helping and encouraging them to make healthy and sustainable choices and enabling them to achieve cost savings for themselves and society as a whole, and to make markets fully accessible to consumers from the perspective of a social Europe based on solidarity;