1 Amendments of Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA related to 2011/0374(COD)
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Internal Market is a reality for consumers in their daily lives, when they travel, buy and make payments. Consumers are key players in the Internal Market and should therefore be at its heart. The digital dimension of the Internal Market is becoming vital for both consumers and traders. Consumers increasingly make purchases over the internet and an increasing number of traders sell online. Consumers and traders should feel confident in carrying out transactions in a digital environment. In the current crisis, measures to boost economic growth, job creation and consumer recovery are essential. While the digital market provides a valuable opportunity to achieve these objectives, the European Union must, in order to take advantage of it, be capable of establishing a full digital internal market. It is essential to dismantle existing barriers on the one hand and boost consumer confidence on the other. The existence of a reliable and efficient online dispute settlement system could also greatly help achieve this increase in consumer confidence in the Union.