2 Amendments of Andreas SCHWAB related to 2008/2026(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regards the amount foreseen in chapter 17 02 to be appropriate to achieve the goals of consumer policy; agrees with the Commission on the priorities for budget line 17 02 02; supports the idea of financing a Masters degree on consumer policy; considers general measures in the area of consumer literacy a priority, including in the digital environment and covering also modules for insertion in school curricula and the idea of a Masters degree; would like financial education to be strengthened, given the increasing problem of over- indebtedness of consumers; emphasises the importance of actions for joint market surveillance and enforcement such as RAPEX; asks the Commission not to promote an EU-wide campaign through a credit card-sized leaflet outlining consumer rights;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the Commission in its intention to establish a database containing information on consumer trends and the functioning of markets, including price comparison, in particular with a view to feeding into the consumer market scoreboard and market studies; calls, therefore, for the continuationfinancing of the pilot project 'Monitoring measures in the field of consumer policy' to be financed by an amount of EUR 2 millionProviding Single Market Assistance Services to citizens and businesses', which enables citizens and businesses to benefit from the Single Market, and for a closer relationship between the Consumer Scoreboard and the Internal Market Scoreboard, including greater harmonisation of the benchmarks of the two projects.