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[01] Development ministry to promote pro-consumer directive during Greek EU presidency

[01] Development ministry to promote pro-consumer directive during Greek EU presidency

ANA-MPA -- mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"; The completion of a directive calling for compensation for consumers and businesses from cartels is one of the key priorities of the Development ministry during the Greek EU presidency, Development Minister Costis Hatzidakis said on Thursday during a briefing. mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"; "We will try under the Greek presidency to be practical, aiming at solving specific issues and be oriented to specific outcomes. We want to surprise our partners by being a successful presiding country," he noted. mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"; More specifically, the legislative priorities of the ministry are the following, he said: the completion of the compensation directive, the safety of products other than food, the revision of the regulation on the Community trademark and the simplification of SMEs trademarks' registration. mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"; The electronic invoicing in public procurement, with benefits estimated at 2.3 billion euros, and the disclosure of non-financial business data with uniform rules, are two other priority issues, while the ministry's agenda for strengthening European industrial policy includes the reduction of energy costs. mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"; In regard to foreign trade, the aim is to promote bilateral trade relations between the EU and third countries, mainly the United States. font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";color:#0F1419;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;

font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";color:#0F1419;mso-ansi-language:EN-US; [Photo: From L to R, Hatzidakis and deputy ministers, ANA-MPA/Symela Patzartzi]

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