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President Barroso Supports Mrs Kuneva's Plea for Empowered View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Archive of European Integration Newsletter on food safety, health and consumer policy from the European Commission’s Health and Consumer Protection DG March 2008 Headline Story President Barroso supports Mrs Kuneva’s plea for empowered consumers President Barroso supports Mrs Kuneva’s plea for empowered consumers ________1 consumers. Such failure could be due to a lack of competition, distortion of consumer choice, lack of transparent and complete information, poor regulation, Top stories or a combination of some or all of these. Price differences not only occur European Consumer Day 2008 - A Year of between member states, but also within Change _________________________2 member states. Sometimes they reflect José Manuel Barroso, President of the European differences in cost, e.g. for transport Commission and distribution. Sometimes they reflect Open Alcohol Forum – Conference On the occasion of European Consumer Announcement ____________________2 differences in consumer preferences. Day, the President of the European But—and this is the point where we Commission, José Manuel Barroso, need to look deeper—sometimes they New Health Commissioner: Mrs Adroulla and Consumer Commissioner, Meglena reflect unjustified obstacles within the Vassiliou ________________________3 Kuneva, co-authored an article on the single market, for example as a result of EU’s efforts to empower consumers in red tape. This is where we need to act Europe, which is a key step towards because EU citizens should not be hit EU Bans on sale of non-child resistant and growth, jobs and prosperity for all. novelty cigarette lighters _____________3 in the pocket by such obstacles. John F. Kennedy once said “Consumers, Another interesting finding is that in ‘Better Training for Safer Food’ gets underway by definition, include us all yet they are 2006, some 27% of EU consumers for 2008 _________________________3 the only important group whose views made on-line purchases but only 6% are often not heard.” The European bought from outside their home country. Commission is working hard to change This indicates a lack of confidence, as Commission Proposal for clearer and more modern rules for feed and pet food that. Consumers deserve transparent people do not know their rights in other labelling _________________________4 and competitive prices, clear informa- countries or trust they will be able to tion and robust protection against faulty enforce them. This can be detrimental and unsafe goods. And Europe can help to both consumers and businesses and Harmonizing procedures for published deliver these things. needs to be addressed. information in the veterinary and zootechnical fields ___________________________4 We must empower consumers so that The Market Watch initiative is about they can use more effectively their opening eyes so that consumers can strongest weapon: the power of com- become a stronger force in the econo- parison and choice. That’s why the my. That will be good for consumers. In brief Commission has set up a new sys- It will be good for those businesses tem—the European Consumer Market that are offering the best products and New health Programme 2008-2013: the 2008 Watch—to investigate whether various services at the best prices. It will be workplan and calls for proposals _______2 sectors of the economy are delivering good for Europe’s ability to compete in the information, choice and value for a global age. money consumers deserve. Revision of risk assessment methods for For the full article, please view: nanomaterials in cosmetics ___________4 http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/ The new system is designed to identify president/pdf/article_080315_en.pdf if and why markets may be failing ISSN 1830-7051 In brief European Consumer Day 2008 - A Year of Change EUROPEAN COMMISSION Health Programme This year’s European Consumer Day 2008-2013 (15 March) was celebrated with a series Together for Health of events across Europe. On 10 March, the Consumer Commissioner, Meglena Kuneva, presented the first ever EU Consumer Champion award to a Finnish New health Programme consumer campaign at a ceremony in 2008-2013: the 2008 workplan Brussels. On 14 March, she delivered and calls for proposals a keynote speech at a conference of the European Economic and Social The first work plan for the imple- Committee, setting out the changes that mentation of the second programme are shaping Europe, where business and of Community action in the field of consumers together should be driving health (2008-2013) was published on the economy. Meglena Kuneva, Consumer Commissioner 29 February. The work plan sets out for 2008 the priority areas and cri- The Commissioner’s priorities are teria for funding actions under the threefold: to ensure consumers are Ireland received the ‘best financial Programme for a total of € 46.6 mil- informed, that they enjoy the same campaign’ for the high profile promotion lion. At the same time the Commis- rights wherever they are in Europe and of a personal finance website. sion announced the calls for propos- that there is no compromise on safety. als for projects, operating grants Well informed proactive consumers, The ‘Best children’s prize’ went to and conferences as well as invita- are critical determinants of healthy Hungary, for a national drawing tions for joint actions in the field of markets driving growth and prosperity. competition for primary schools. In public health, for which an Informa- addition special merit prizes went to tion Day was held in Luxemburg on th th The top prize for the EU Consumer Norway for its ‘iTunes’ campaign and 12 and 17 of March. Champion award went to Finland for to Estonia for the ‘Make Responsible A call for expression of interest was a dynamic web-game designed to teach Credit Decisions’ campaign. published on 9 February to establish young consumers about their rights a list of experts for support activities and responsibilities as online shoppers. The winning campaigns were those in connection with the second health Ireland, UK, Hungary, Estonia and that best reflected the message that programme. These activities involve Norway also received special category consumers should ‘know their rights reviewing project proposals submitted awards for campaigns which promoted and use their rights’ in their daily under annual calls for proposals, moni- consumer rights in an innovative and transactions. toring and evaluating funded projects, effective way. and other tasks related to the imple- mentation of the Programme. The UK campaign won ‘most original’ For further information, please view: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/index_ For further information, please visit: prize with its ‘ Consumer Challenge en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/phea/index_en.html Quiz’, to help young people with learning disabilities to become better informed. Open Alcohol Forum – Conference Announcement of alcohol-related harm may participate in the Forum. On 17 April, in the framework of the Eu- port Member States in reducing alcohol- For further information, please view: ropean Alcohol and Health forum, the related harm. http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_determinants/ Commission will organise an ‘Open Fo- The ‘Open Forum’ will provide a platform life_style/alcohol/Forum/alcohol_forum_ en.htm rum’ in Brussels. The European Alcohol for general exchange of information and Previous registration is required by email at and Health Forum was established by the discussion with a broad range of interested the following address: Commission as one of the cornerstones of parties. All organisations and individuals SANCO-C4-Health-DETERMINANTS@ the EU communication strategies to sup- with a particular interest in the reduction ec.europa.eu 2 Health & Consumer Voice New Health Commissioner: Mrs Androulla Vassiliou Following the departure of Mr Markos In 2002, she was appointed Chairperson Kyprianou at the end of February, the of the Board of Trustees of the Cyprus President of the European Commission, Oncology Centre, a non profit making Mr José Manuel Barroso, accepted the institution offering a wide range of nomination by the Republic of Cyprus treatment to cancer patients, from which of Mrs Androulla Vassiliou as the new post she resigned upon her nomination Commissioner for Health. as EU Commissioner. Mrs Vassiliou began her career as a Following the procedures for nomi- lawyer and was elected as Member Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner for Health nation of a new Commissioner, of the House of Representatives of Mrs Androulla Vassiliou was heard by Cyprus for two terms (1996-2001 and to the Convention of the Future of the European Parliament on 1 April. 2001-2006). She served on the European Europe (2001-2003). In addition she was Affairs Committee and on the Joint Vice-President of the European Liberal For further information, please visit: Parliamentary Committee for Cyprus. Democrats and Reform Party (ELDR, http://ec.europa.eu/health/dyna/press_ Mrs Vassiliou was also an Alternative 2001-2006) and as such chairperson of rel/ph_press_en.cfm Representative of the Cyprus Parliament the European Liberal Women’s Network. EU Bans on sale of non-child resistant and ‘Better Training for Safer Food’ gets underway for 2008 novelty cigarette lighters EU-based activities within the ‘Bet- ter Training for Safer Food’ initiative On 11 March, the Commission Decision for 2008 will begin with a workshop banning the sale of non-child resistant and in Stratford-upon-Avon in the UK be- novelty lighters to consumers entered into tween 21 and 25 April. Fifteen training force. The Decision was adopted following programmes will run in 2008, on vari- a positive opinion of Member States repre- ous subjects, both in the EU and third sented within the General Product Safety countries, training 4,000 participants Directive (GPSD) Committee. This measure over 120 workshops. Further EU-based enhances consumer safety, requiring that programmes cover plant health, food cigarette lighters which are dangerous for hygiene, BSE and similar diseases, ani- children can no longer be sold to consu- mal by-products, animal welfare, zoon- mers in the EU.
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