Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-04-23-Speech-1-091"
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"Mr President, with regard to the directive on which we will be voting tomorrow, we are voting on what is no doubt a justifiable compromise, for which I am very grateful to Mr Gauzès. Commissioner McCreevy was right to start by elaborating on the objectives we wish to achieve, namely more efficiency and more competition. Recital 4 stipulates in so many words that it should mean a considerable step forward in terms of costs and efficiency for the consumer and for small and medium-sized enterprises, but how does this measure up against reality? In the Netherlands and in other countries, banks are already giving indications that European rules will make things more expensive for the consumer and for SMEs, and that costs for card payment are set to rise, as they already have done in a number of countries. I would remind Commissioner McCreevy that the project is not finished, but has only just started, and should like him to tell us how he proposes to remain involved, how he will ensure that these objectives are actually achieved and that the consumer really does benefit, and what measures he proposes to take, in tandem with Mrs Kroes, in the next couple of years in order to bring this about."@en1
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