# Protecting the consumer: improving consumer education and awareness on credit and finance

European Parliament procedure 2007/2288(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee ECON / IMCO). Stage: Procedure completed. 65 committee amendments tabled by 9 Members between 2008-07-07 and 2008-07-28.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is an own-initiative report on protecting the consumer through improved consumer education and awareness on credit and finance. Amendments revise paragraphs on financial education and literacy, programmes tailored to target groups including young people, immigrants and vulnerable consumers, the role of the financial services industry and consumer organisations, the US sub-prime crisis, and education as a complement to consumer protection.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olle SCHMIDT | Sweden | ALDE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4274.md |
| Othmar KARAS | Austria | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4246.md |
| Donata GOTTARDI | Italy | PSE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/36395.md |
| Iliana IOTOVA | Bulgaria | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38605.md |
| Antolín SÁNCHEZ PRESEDO | Spain | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28295.md |
| Emmanouil ANGELAKAS | Greece | PPE-DE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39316.md |
| MARIAN ZLOTEA | Romania | PPE-DE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39709.md |
| Ieke van den BURG | Netherlands | PSE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4483.md |
| Barbara WEILER | Germany | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1907.md |

## Official source documents

- PE409.542: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-409.542+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE409.735: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-409.735+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2007-2288-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2007-2288-INI.json

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