Online financial services: MEPs want to increase consumer protection
Brussels, 28 March 2023 Clear rules on what information must be provided prior to concluding...
Consumer protection: WhatsApp agrees to comply fully with EU rules regarding informing users
Brussels, 6 March 2023 Following a dialogue with EU consumer protection authorities and the European...
EU investigation: Manipulative practices found on 148 out of 399 online shops
Brussels, 30 January 2023 Today, the European Commission and national consumer protection authorities of 23...
Legislation: EU Commission takes action to ensure complete and timely transposition of EU directives
Brussels, 27 January 2023 The Commission is adopting a package of infringement decisions due to...
Internal Market and Consumer Protection – EP Committee delegation to visit Ireland
From 19 to 21 December 2022, an IMCO committee delegation will visit Ireland to assess...
Right to repair: hearing on strengthening consumer rights and extending product lifespan
Brussels, 6 December 2022 The discussion with consumer, business, SME, Commission and governmental representatives will...
Consumer credits: EU Commission welcomes agreement on new EU rules
Brussels, 2 December 2022 The European Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement reached yesterday between...
Europol-coordinated operation shuts down websites offering counterfeit goods and pirated content
The Hague, 28 November 2022 12 526 websites taken down and 127 365 counterfeit products...
Intelligent policies for crisis and transition – Speech by EVP Vestager at BEUC
Brussels, 27 September 2022# “Check against delivery” Introduction Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It’s my...
Informal meeting of consumer protection ministers
Brussels, 23 September 2022 On Friday, September 23, ministers responsible for consumer protection met in...
Ceny energii: Posłowie chcą szybkich działań chroniących konsumentów i firmy
We wtorek, środki zapobiegające dramatycznemu wzrostowi cen energii były przedmiotem debaty z czeską prezydencją w...
EU Court of Justice: Mortgage loan denominated in foreign currency – judgment in joined Cases C-80/21 to C-82/21
Luxembourg, 8 September 2022 Press Release No 144/22 Loans denominated in foreign currency: if the...
TikTok commits to align with EU consumer rights and contracts directives
Brussels, 21 June 2022 Following dialogues with the Commission and the network of national consumer...
Financial services online: EU Commission adopts stronger consumer rules
Brussels, 11 May 2022 Today, the European Commission has adopted a reform of the current EU...
ESAs recommend more consumer-friendly PRIIPs documents
02 May 2022 The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) published today...
UNCTAD: Concentrated digital markets need stronger scrutiny to protect consumers
28 April 2022 Competition and data protection issues are increasingly intersecting in a data-driven world....
EU and USA launch informal dialogue on consumer protection
Brussels, 31 March 2022 The EU Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders and Chair of the...
ESMA warns consumers of risk of significant market corrections
Paris, 15 February 2022 RISK ANALYSIS & ECONOMICS – MARKETS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTORS The European Securities...
EU CPC: Airlines commit to timely reimbursement after flight cancellations
Following dialogues with the Commission and national consumer protection authorities, 16 major airlines have committed...
EU Commission revises EU rules on product safety and consumer credit
Brussels, 30 June 2021 Today, the European Commission has proposed revisions of two sets of...
EU Commission and consumer agencies urge airlines to improve handling of cancellations
The Commission and national consumer authorities have called on airlines to improve how they deal...
Credit card companies should clearly inform consumers about costly monthly subscriptions
The European Commission and the network of national consumer authorities (CPC), led by the Danish Consumer Ombudsman,...
EU Commission and national consumer protection authorities launch dialogue with TikTok
Today, the European Commission and the network of national consumer authorities (CPC) have launched a formal dialogue...
EU enables Single Market modernisation by first-ever targeted €4.2bn programme
Brussels, 28 April 2021 Today, the Commission welcomes the adoption of the first Single Market...
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Following EU action, dating portal Parship improves information on dating websites
Following dialogue with the European Commission and EU consumer protection authorities, the Parship dating portal...
Adapting to new digital realities: Main issues and policy responses
Written by Naja Bentzen, Mar Negreiro, Vincent Reillon, Nikolina Sajn, Marcin Szczepański, Digital technologies have...