The European Commission has adopted new measures under the EU’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) to prevent the destruction of unsold apparel, clothing accessories and footwear.
Since 12 January, EU Member States must monitor, in a harmonised way, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) levels in drinking water to comply with new EU limit values under the recast Drinking Water Directive.
The European Commission has issued a fine of €120 million to Elon Musk’s X for the ‘deceptive’ design of its blue checkmark and breaching transparency obligations under EU internet rules.
The European Parliament and EU Council have reached provisional agreement on updating protection for package holidaymakers, based on lessons learned from the Covid pandemic and high-profile bankruptcies.
The EU Commission has launched market investigations into the Amazon and Microsoft cloud computing services, to assess whether they are ‘gatekeepers’ under the EU’s Digital Markets Act and should thus conform to its stricter rules.
BEUC – The European Consumer Organisation is currently looking for a Brussels-based Legal and Policy Officer to reinforce its Competition team.
Everyday electronic devices will become more energy efficient and more consumer-friendly following a Commission update to the Ecodesign requirements for external power supplies (EPS).
