I must say that we have found Consumer International's contributions extremely helpful. Many of the building blocks for consumer confidence in electronic commerce are already available. There are enough bricks and mortar to put together a quite impressive building. I would plead for this argument to come to an end. In my opinion, the best thing to do is to build bridges, connecting what already exists on both sides of the Atlantic.
Governments have plenty of architects.
So let us work together and try to find common ground in this field and others to ensure that on both sides of the Atlantic consumers enjoy the highest level of protection. I wish you a successful dialogue.