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"This report is a continuation of the work that the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) began in spring 2011, when it approved three reports on improving the European single market. I especially support the rapporteur’s call on the Commission to pay closer attention to the way in which Member States implement EU legislation. It makes no sense if legislation that has been drafted is not implemented at all or is only implemented partially. Also very valuable in my opinion is the call to improve the
portal, so that consumers and businesses could get all the relevant information in one place. In practice, there are several means of information available to facilitate consumer protection and fair cross-border trade. Unfortunately, public knowledge about these sources of information is minimal. Partly, this is doubtless due to the fragmentary nature of the information, and a single website would make this process easier. Although we use computers more and more, there are still people for whom human contact is important. That is precisely why I welcome the rapporteur’s proposal that a point of contact be established in every Member State, where advice could be obtained about such programmes as SOLVIT
etc. This would involve minimal additional cost, since the points of contact would be located in the European Commission’s own representative offices. Educating people about these issues would help cross-border cooperation, and thus also promote economic growth. Finally, I should like to stress that we must continue our work on improving the single market. That is a growth promoting measure, which the European Union so badly needs right now."@en1
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