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Financial capability of European consumers: Best practice and long term solutions
On 27 January 2010, Visa Europe hosted a half day conference on Consumer Financial Capability in the European Parliament (Room P7C050), bringing together representatives of the European institutions and prominent stakeholders in the area of financial services and consumer policy.
Participants reviewed existing research and best practices in European Member States and aimed at proposing practical solutions to enhance financial capability across Europe.
For a summary of the event, click here.
Click on the following links to download the conference material:
- Caroline Birchinall: VisaYouth Prepaid Cards and financial capability
- John Rhodes: Citizens Advice and financial capability
- Lukasz Wozniacki: financial health of today's (Polish) consumers
- Patricia Brolly: Does financial education work?
- Nicolas Rebière: How to optimise financial education in france to improve household purchasing power (click here for French version)
- Commentary by Gianni Pittella: "Back to basics"
- Commentary by Vicky Ford: "Clear thinking"
- Summary report by Visa Europe
Speakers included:
Professor Umberto Filotto – Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Gianni Pittella MEP - Vice President of the European Parliament and Member of European Parliament Committee for Internal Market and Consumers Affairs
Victoria Ford MEP - Member of the European Parliament Committee for Internal Market and Consumers Affairs
Jean-Paul Gauzes MEP – former Rapporteur for the Payment Services Directive and Member of the European Parliament Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee
Kurt Lechner MEP – former Rapporteur for the Consumer Credit Directive and Member of the the European Parliament Committee for Internal Market and Consumers Affairs
Rossella Delfino – Deputy Head of Unit, Financial services and Redress, European Commission / Directorate General Health & Consumers
Martin Merlin - Head of Unit G1 - Financial Services Policy European Commission / Directorate General Internal Market
