Introductory words

• Author: Mariotti, Caterina; Ballesteros, Marta; Markowska, Agnieszka
• Pages: 8-8

IPOL | P olicy D epartme nt for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies

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1. INTR ODUC TORY WORD S

Ms Anna CAVAZZINI, MEP, opened the event by int roducing the topic of the webinar. S he s t r ess ed tha t

the Members of th e IMCO committee have been very concerned with these issues during the first phase

of the COVID-19 crisis . She recalled that, as we ll as the webinar, a s tudy o n the same t opic is expected

to be published in early 2021 and that t he elements discussed d uring the webinar would be taken into

account in the study. She discussed the overall aim of the webinar and of the study, which is to as sess

the impact of the COVID-19 crisis o n the Internal Mark et and on consumer protection, as well as to

suggest possible solutions to make the Internal Market more robust in the future. Ms Cavazzini thanked

the Po licy Depart ment fo r Economic, S cientific an d Quality o f Life Policies f or the o rganisation of the

webinar and welcomed and intr oduced the experts , thanking them for t heir participation. Finally, she

described the s tructure of th e webinar, explaining ther e would be a first panel focused on the free

movement of go ods and people and a s econd panel devoted to consumer protection and pr ov ision of

services.