9
May
2023
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Empowering consumers for the green transition (debate)
Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! If we want to secure the prosperity of the citizens of our continent, we must decouple it from our consumption of resources. If we are honest and take a look at what our market looks like at the moment, many companies are not doing well at the moment. There are products, there are screws glued, there are printers that do not print after a certain number of paper, there are washing machines, there are small plastic wheels that just break like that – and that is a huge crime, not only on our consumers, but also on the environment. And when we look at what the world looks like right now, we can't afford it anymore. That's why it's so important that we send this clear message: We're banning planned obsolescence! We are making sure that this is no longer possible in the future, and we are making sure that ecolabels and greenwashing, which have no basis, are no longer allowed in the future, and this is a beautiful, good sign within the framework of the European Green Deal. Have a good vote!