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"I welcome the provisions concerning ever greater empowerment of consumers. Consumer empowerment depends on knowledge of consumer rights and information, the existence of well-known and effective non-governmental organisations and public authorities, an active media and simple and accessible means of redress. Ensuring safe food, health and product safety should be the highest priority in the Consumer Agenda. However, we also need a Consumer Agenda that will lower the inequalities between consumers in Europe, contribute to a low carbon economy, in line with the EU 2020 strategy, and protect children from advertising. More broadly speaking, we need to address the new challenges that modern societies have to face, such as the globalisation of our markets, the digitalisation of the economy and our ageing populations, as well as the importance of enforcement/redress instruments and support for consumer organisations. Finally a strong representation of consumer interests is a crucial part of a sound civil society. Such representation must be made possible and promoted, not only at EU, but also at national level in all Member States. Many years after EU accession, this is not the case in all our countries, and capacity building measures for the consumer movement in these countries are indispensable."@en1
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