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- Internet users better off as EU moves to protect net neutrality
- The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) welcomes today’s decision to keep the internet free and able to innovate. The EU body gathering national telecom ... — last modified 30 August 2016, 23:48 CET — filed under: Consumer, Internet — Relevance: 1%
- Consumer financial services action plan
- The European Commission presented on 23 March an Action Plan that sets out ways to provide European consumers with greater choice and better access to ... — last modified 23 March 2017, 21:05 CET — filed under: Consumer, Finance — Relevance: 1%
- EU reaches deal to strengthen consumers' right to repair
- EU negotiators reached a provisional deal Friday on a directive to reduce waste by promoting the repair of broken or defective goods, also known as the ... — last modified 02 February 2024, 23:10 CET — filed under: Environment, Headline, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- EuroCommerce welcomes modernisation of product safety rules
- Speaking on the launch today of proposed revision of the General Product Safety Directive, EuroCommerce Director-General Christian Verschueren said: — last modified 30 June 2021, 21:42 CET — filed under: SMEs, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- Survey: Consumers see potential of artificial intelligence but raise serious concerns
- According to a survey conducted by consumer groups in nine EU countries published today, consumers believe that artificial intelligence (AI) can bring ... — last modified 07 September 2020, 16:35 CET — filed under: Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- EuroCommerce and GS1 in Europe agree to strengthen cooperation
- EuroCommerce and GS1 in Europe signed on 29 May a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work more intensively together in the field of supply chain cooperation, ... — last modified 30 May 2019, 17:01 CET — filed under: SMEs, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- ANEC 21: celebrating 21 successful years of making a difference for consumers
- Since its creation in 1995, ANEC has represented consumers' interests in standardisation, complementing the contributions of business, in order to ensure ... — last modified 15 June 2016, 15:36 CET — filed under: Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- New, safe 'Safe Harbour' agreement needed urgently
- MEPs from the Civil Liberties Committee have called on the European Commission to come up with safe alternatives to the EU-US Safe Harbour agreement, in the ... — last modified 15 October 2015, 16:57 CET — filed under: Consumer, USA, Data protection, Internet — Relevance: 1%
- Average European consumes over 60kg of soy a year - new research
- Soy production is one of the main drivers of nature destruction in Latin America and is predominantly used for animal feed in Europe. — last modified 07 March 2022, 17:17 CET — filed under: Environment, Consumer, Agriculture, Food & Drink — Relevance: 1%
- Google’s Fitbit takeover: EU merger control proves unable to protect consumers in the digital economy
- BEUC, representing the interests of consumers in 32 European countries, deeply regrets that the European Commission's decision to approve Google's takeover of ... — last modified 18 December 2020, 16:51 CET — filed under: Consumer, Competition — Relevance: 1%
- Poll: Young people in 13 EU countries refuse surveillance of online communication
- New evidence shows that 80% of young people aged 13 to 17 years old from 13 EU Member States would not feel comfortable being politically active or exploring ... — last modified 07 March 2023, 22:25 CET — filed under: Media, Internet, Telecoms, Social, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- Dual quality food testing procedure ready in April
- The common testing methodology for dual quality of food, developed by the EU's Joint-Research Centre, is to be ready in April, European Commissioner Vera ... — last modified 06 February 2018, 18:16 CET — filed under: Food & Drink, Headline1, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- Card industry creates the European Cards Stakeholders Group, an association dedicated to cards standardisation in Europe
- The first board meeting of the newly created European Cards Stakeholders Group (ECSG) was held today. This new industry association takes over the mission of ... — last modified 15 September 2016, 17:35 CET — filed under: Consumer, Finance — Relevance: 1%
- Commission leaves the European Parliament with lots of work to do
- Today, on 10 January 2017, the European Commission published its proposal for an e-Privacy Regulation. This legislation is crucial to provide clear rules on ... — last modified 11 January 2017, 15:17 CET — filed under: Consumer, Data protection, Internet — Relevance: 1%
- EU Parliament adopts new diagnostics and medical device regulations, focus now shifts towards implementation
- MedTech Europe welcomes the final vote of the European Parliament endorsing the new Regulation on In vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices (IVDR) and the new ... — last modified 05 April 2017, 23:24 CET — filed under: Health, Consumer, SMEs — Relevance: 1%
- Contactless payments - a real benefit for customers and retailers
- Retailers have been at the forefront of introducing innovation and new technology to meet the ever-changing demands and needs of their customers. Contactless ... — last modified 19 April 2017, 14:07 CET — filed under: Consumer, Finance — Relevance: 1%
- WEEE Forum and EucoLight raise concerns about WEEE compliance of online retailers
- At a seminar on 13 September 2017 in Brussels, the WEEE Forum and EucoLight, two European trade associations that speak for e-waste producer responsibility ... — last modified 08 September 2017, 00:19 CET — filed under: Environment, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- Retailers and wholesalers welcome easier cross-border VAT filing, abolition of VAT-free parcels, but deplores late implementation
- EuroCommerce welcomed the adoption today of the VAT proposals related to electronic commerce. — last modified 05 December 2017, 18:44 CET — filed under: Tax, SMEs, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- Stop overregulation blocking retailers delivering value for consumers
- In an initial response to the Commission Communication: A European retail sector fit for the 21st century, published today, EuroCommerce Director General ... — last modified 19 April 2018, 17:35 CET — filed under: SMEs, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- Committed to consumers leading a healthy life
- Unhealthy diets and lack of physical activity play a significant role in European consumers’ health and well-being. In 2014, half of EU adults (52 %) were ... — last modified 16 May 2018, 20:43 CET — filed under: Food & Drink, Health, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- "Internal market test" needed for new EU legislation, say MEPs
- The EU's internal market was put under scrutiny today, 9 March, when Members of the European Parliament debated a series of reports in their plenary session in ... — last modified 10 March 2010, 18:21 CET — filed under: EU Law, Single Market, Consumer, European Parliament — Relevance: 1%
- 55 pct car rental brokers' websites violate EU law
- More than half the websites of car rental brokers' websites screened violate EU law, according to the results, published Monday, of an EU-wide website ... — last modified 04 July 2022, 18:26 CET — filed under: Cars, Headline2, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- Amazon Prime changes cancellation practices to comply with EU
- Following a dialogue with the European Commission and national consumer protection authorities, Amazon committed Friday to bringing its cancellation practices ... — last modified 05 July 2022, 23:10 CET — filed under: Headline2, Consumer, Internet — Relevance: 1%
- Online gambling in Europe - guide
- On-line gambling is a fast developing business in Europe, with almost 15,000 websites already identified and total annual revenues exceeding EUR 6 billion in ... — last modified 24 March 2011, 14:46 CET — filed under: gambling, Single Market, Consumer, Internet — Relevance: 1%
- Consumers insufficiently informed about safe use of food containers and kitchenware, new survey shows
- Consumers could be exposing themselves to food-related risks, as they experience a lack of safe use instructions for food containers and kitchenware. Many ... — last modified 13 April 2023, 20:18 CET — filed under: Food & Drink, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- EC frees 6GHz spectrum for better, faster Wi-Fi
- The EU Commission adopted a decision Thursday harmonising use of the 6 GHz band for wireless networks which will support devices, apps and innovative services ... — last modified 22 June 2021, 00:27 CET — filed under: Headline2, Consumer, Telecoms, Internet — Relevance: 1%
- EU strategy to make Internet safer for children
- The EU adopted Wednesday a new European strategy for 'a Better Internet for Kids', aiming to improve age-appropriate digital services and ensure every child is ... — last modified 12 May 2022, 22:47 CET — filed under: Internet, Headline2, Consumer, Crime — Relevance: 1%
- Retail and Wholesale need major investment for digital and sustainability transformation
- In the first ever session in the EU Industry Days dedicated to the retail and wholesale ecosystem, EuroCommerce Director General, Christel Delberghe, shed ... — last modified 08 February 2022, 18:47 CET — filed under: SMEs, Consumer, Single Market — Relevance: 1%
- Protection of video game users
- Strong growth in the European video game market and the development of new media has increased the risk that consumers will be exposed to illegal or harmful ... — last modified 12 January 2010, 20:40 CET — filed under: EU Law, Media, EU Law summaries, safety, Consumer, EU legislation — Relevance: 1%
- European Digital Identity - guide
- With a view to ensuring a trusted and secure digital identity for all Europeans, the EU Council presidency and European Parliament representatives reached on 8 ... — last modified 08 November 2023, 23:00 CET — filed under: Consumer, Finance, Data protection, Internet — Relevance: 1%