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"I voted in favour of this report concerning a strategy for strengthening the rights of vulnerable consumers because I believe it is essential to provide an adequate, and therefore updated, approach to consumer protection. This report does precisely this: it calls for an adaptation of the definition of vulnerable consumers which is synchronised with the changing nature of consumption in Europe, not only regarding the goods that are consumed but also the evolving categories of consumers. Given the extraordinary importance of the internal market for the European Union’s economy and growth, a solid and trustworthy legal basis for consumer protection must imperatively be established. Europe should provide itself with effective legislative means to avoid any form of abuse towards its citizens, in particular, the most vulnerable ones. However, it is also fundamental that a right balance between individual freedom and consumer choices is struck. The sectors identified by the report, namely finance, food, transport, Internet, free markets and access to justice, will have to be carefully regulated according to the driving principle of this dossier: consumers are susceptible to becoming vulnerable consumers over the course of their lives."@en1
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