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Food safety transparency: breakthrough vote in EU Parliament — 11 December 2018, 23:07 CET

Reacting to today's European Parliaments plenary vote on the reform proposal for the General Food Law, Corporate Europe Observatory's agribusiness researcher Martin Pigeon said:

European Parliament votes in favour of increasing LIFE Programme funding — 11 December 2018, 23:01 CET

Today, the European Parliament voted in favour of increasing the allocation for LIFE, the EU's only funding instrument for climate change, environment and nature conservation, from 0.3% to 0.6% of the EU budget.

Consumer groups take up fight against unfair 'no-show' clause in airline tickets — 10 December 2018, 14:26 CET

Today several consumer groups are taking action against the use of 'no-show' clauses in airline tickets. This clause prevents passengers from using the return leg of an airline ticket, or the remainder of an itinerary, if they didn’t use the first leg, for whatever reason.

National governments want strong consumer guarantee rights — 07 December 2018, 12:24 CET

Member States have adopted their position on a proposal to reform the guarantee rights consumers enjoy when buying goods. National governments decided to modernise consumer rights whilst respecting specific national rules.

EU's first truck CO2 standards: industry urges national governments to adopt viable approach — 07 December 2018, 12:20 CET

In the run up to the Council meeting later this month where the 28 member states are expected to adopt their position on the EU's first CO2 standards for trucks, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) is calling on governments to adopt a well-balanced and viable approach to this piece of legislation, which will have a huge impact on the future of the heavy-duty vehicle industry.

Europeans are not fully protected by EU rules for online gambling: study — 06 December 2018, 23:35 CET

All EU member states, except Denmark, have not fully implemented EU consumer protection guidelines for online gambling, putting the protection of online gamblers at risk by leaving them exposed to unequal and inadequate levels of consumer protection across EU member states, according to a study published today by the City University London.

Retailers and wholesalers warn of risks in collective redress proposal — 06 December 2018, 15:53 CET

Speaking today after the vote of the European Parliament JURI Committee report on collective redress, EuroCommerce Director-General Christian Verschueren warned of the risk that the proposal as amended will spark a wave of vexatious litigation:

MEPs in real push to make group actions for consumers possible everywhere in EU — 06 December 2018, 13:58 CET

Members of the Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) in the EU Parliament today supported the idea that consumers everywhere in the EU should be able to go to court as a group if they have been harmed by the same trader.

New commitments on foreign cards only a small step, but fails to create an online/offline playing field — 04 December 2018, 17:53 CET

Retailers and wholesalers today welcomed the announcement that Visa and Mastercard have made commitments to bring transactions on cards issued outside the EU (non-EU visitors purchasing within the EU) broadly in line with those EU-issued cards.

Over 1500 money mules identified in worldwide money laundering sting — 04 December 2018, 15:57 CET

Working together with Europol, Eurojust and the European Banking Federation (EBF), police forces from over 20 States arrested 168 people (so far) as part of a coordinated money laundering crackdown, the European Money Mule Action (EMMA).

Finance Ministers agree to assess brown and green factors for banks' capital requirements — 04 December 2018, 15:50 CET

Capital requirements for banks serve to reduce the risk of default. are in place to ensure banks' assets. These requirements should as such reflect long-term risks to asset price values and potential systemic risks.

Agreement reached on the new Spirit Drinks Regulation: a glass half full — 29 November 2018, 17:22 CET

EU spirits producers welcome the political agreement reached last night at the trilogue on a new Spirit Drinks Regulation, which sets rules for the production and labelling of spirit drinks and for the registration and protection of the more than 240 spirits with Geographical Indications (GIs).

WWF welcomes the Commission's commitment to a net-zero emissions Europe - but we should aim for 2040 — 28 November 2018, 16:17 CET

The Commission's plan to make the EU carbon neutral is a vital step to respond to the climate crisis. The policy actions to get there, and how fast they are put in place, will be crucial to keep warming below the 1.5°C target.

European Commission reports on European standardisation system: EBC calls for greater discussion and coordination to continue the successes — 27 November 2018, 17:46 CET

Last week, on 22 November, the European Commission published the communication "Harmonised standards: Enhancing transparency and legal certainty for a fully functioning Single Market", highlighting the success of standardisation in developing the Single Market and proposing further improvements to the standardisation process.

EuroCommerce celebrates achievements of retail & wholesale on its 25th anniversary — 27 November 2018, 15:39 CET

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the European Single Market, but also the 25th anniversary of EuroCommerce, the principal European association representing retail and wholesale, the largest private sector employer in Europe, accounting for 10% of its GDP.

Consumer groups across Europe file complaints against Google for breach of GDPR — 27 November 2018, 13:39 CET

Today, seven consumer organisations from across Europe have announced that they will file complaints against Google with their national data protection authorities. Based on new research published today by BEUC’s Norwegian member Forbrukerrådet, the consumer groups, all part of the BEUC network, are referring Google to their respective national authorities for breaching the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in relation to how the company tracks its users’ location.

Innovation is the engine of our economy — 23 November 2018, 11:33 CET

Innovation is the engine of our economy and crucial for the competitiveness of Europe's economy. However, SMEs and start-ups have problems to finance innovative projects, seen as too risky by banks.

EU has last chance to improve services markets — 22 November 2018, 15:49 CET

Speaking today after publication of the Commission communication on the Single Market in a changing world and yesterday’s Annual Growth Survey, EuroCommerce Director-General Christian Verschueren commented:

ICCAT negotiations leave the door open to criminal activities and illegal fishing of Atlantic tuna — 21 November 2018, 23:20 CET

After eight days of heated negotiations, the EU and the 50 tuna fishing nations that constitute the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) have left Croatia without having adopted any of the much needed measures to stop the massive illegal trade in bluefin tuna and the ongoing overfishing of tropical tuna.

Renewable gas lobby exposed as misleading ahead of EU 2050 Climate Strategy — 21 November 2018, 16:33 CET

Ahead of the European Commission announcing its '2050 Climate Strategy' for complying with the targets set out in the Paris Agreement, Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) today released a two-part briefing (Part I, Part II) on the gas industry's attempts to promote so-called 'renewable gas' in the EU strategy.

Bayer to offer access to its owned glyphosate studies — 21 November 2018, 16:29 CET

Bayer will soon include safety study summaries of glyphosate on its dedicated transparency platform. This next step will mark the first anniversary of the company's Transparency Initiative, having been launched on 7 December 2017.

SMEs continue to recover and drive Europe's economy — 20 November 2018, 18:32 CET

Ten years after the start of the financial crisis and the adoption of the Small Business Act, the European Commission presented today its new SME Performance Review at the SME Assembly 2018.

EU Parliament wants rail passenger rights beefed up — 15 November 2018, 21:04 CET

The European Parliament today voted to upgrade rail passenger rights.

Court's decision makes a case for excluding dirty energy from capacity mechanisms subsidies — 15 November 2018, 21:00 CET

The General Court of the European Union has decided today to annul the European Commission's decision not to raise objections to the aid scheme establishing a 'capacity market' in the United Kingdom. The ruling puts into question many capacity mechanisms in place across Europe, including the Polish capacity market which is based on the UK model.

May has finally managed to unite Parliament — 15 November 2018, 17:41 CET

With the latest instalments in the Brexit cliff-hanger being watched avidly worldwide, Sue Wilson, chair of Bremain in Spain, comments on Theresa May's tough week and the state of play so far.