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"I voted in favour of this report. EU citizens have a crucial role to play as consumers in achieving the Europe 2020 goals of smart, inclusive and sustainable growth, because consumer expenditure generates more than half of the EU’s GDP. Disclosure of information to consumers is both necessary and important since it enables them to identify the best prices, sales terms and quality, which contributes to the promotion of competition and innovation. I support the Commission’s initiative of drawing up a Consumer Agenda, the main focus of which should be ensuring that consumers have full protection in the EU. This Consumer Agenda must contain a clear vision of the future and a holistic approach to the current situation in the world regarding climate change, the issue of food security, and the question of the ageing population, etc. I believe that public procurement has a crucial role to play in the area of sustainable consumption and can make a significant contribution towards implementing the sustainable consumption and growth objectives set out in the Europe 2020 strategy."@en1
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