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- EU sets targets to reduce packaging consumption
- The EU Council and Parliament reached agreement Monday to revamp rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging, including a ban on 'forever chemicals' in food ... — last modified 05 March 2024, 18:51 CET — filed under: Environment, Food & Drink, Headline1, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- EU aims to tighten consumer safety net
- New rules on consumer safety, adopted Thursday by a Euro-Parliament committee, aim to ensure that products sold in the EU online or in traditional shops comply ... — last modified 16 June 2022, 22:48 CET — filed under: Headline2, Consumer, European Parliament — Relevance: 1%
- TikTok under EU investigation over protection of minors
- The European Commission opened formal proceedings Monday to assess whether TikTok may have breached Internet rules over protection of minors and advertising ... — last modified 19 February 2024, 16:59 CET — filed under: Headline, Consumer, Competition, Internet — Relevance: 1%
- Food from cloned animals: consumers left in the dark - BEUC
- Despite European consumers having no appetite for food from cloned animals or their offspring, they might be eating it unawares. Today’s European Commission ... — last modified 19 December 2013, 21:10 CET — filed under: Food & Drink, Consumer, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- Consumer reports by European Consumer Centres
- The European Consumer Centres work together to analyse consumer issues in Europe, based on the complaints they handle in the national centres. Every year, ... — last modified 19 March 2013, 15:57 CET — filed under: Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- EU tightens labelling requirements for chemicals sold online
- The European Parliament and EU Council reached a provisional agreement Tuesday on an updating of a regulation for the classification, labelling and packaging ... — last modified 06 December 2023, 00:06 CET — filed under: Headline1, Chemicals, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- Reducing plastic bag use - consultation
- The European Commission is asking the public how best to reduce the use of plastic carrier bags. It will ask if charging and taxation would be effective, or if ... — last modified 18 May 2011, 22:40 CET — filed under: Environment, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- European Energy Consumers' Charter: Q&A on the opening of the EU energy markets
- Four days after the full opening of the EU energy markets on 1 July 2007, the European Commission launched a process that will eventually lead to the adoption ... — last modified 05 July 2007, 14:23 CET — filed under: Energy, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- The DSA should pave the way for systemic change
- Today, 5 July, is a victorious day for human rights online as we embark on the next stage in our journey - real alternatives to the currently dominant ... — last modified 05 July 2022, 23:29 CET — filed under: Media, Consumer, Internet — Relevance: 1%
- BEUC comments on major tech legislation (DMA/DSA) that will boost consumer choice and online protection
- The European Parliament has approved a set of major new rules today which will benefit consumers by creating a legal framework for Big Tech, platforms and ... — last modified 05 July 2022, 23:40 CET — filed under: Media, Consumer, Internet — Relevance: 1%
- Class actions in Europe move a step closer
- The EU Council adopted its position at first reading Wednesday on a draft directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of ... — last modified 05 November 2020, 22:10 CET — filed under: EU Law, Headline2, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- Online markeplaces sign EU pledge on product safety
- Four major online marketplaces, Alibaba (for AliExpress), Amazon, eBay and Rakuten - France signed a commitment Monday for faster removal of dangerous products ... — last modified 27 June 2018, 14:09 CET — filed under: Headline1, Single Market, Consumer, Internet — Relevance: 1%
- Circular economy needs harmonised approach across Europe and whole supply chain involved
- Responding to the Commission Circular Economy Action Plan published today, EuroCommerce Director-General Christian Verschueren underlined the retail and ... — last modified 11 March 2020, 18:32 CET — filed under: Environment, SMEs, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- Consumers could be fully reimbursed for payment fraud according to European Parliament vote
- Consumers could be fully reimbursed if they become a victim of an impersonation scam according to a vote in the European Parliament’s ECON Committee today. — last modified 14 February 2024, 23:47 CET — filed under: Consumer, Finance — Relevance: 1%
- EU Contract law - MEPs on the wrong track
- The European Parliament votes this week Wednesday 8 on a report by MEP Diana Wallis (UK) supporting the European Commission’s proposal for a European contract ... — last modified 06 June 2011, 16:22 CET — filed under: Consumer, EU Law - contract — Relevance: 1%
- End of mobile roaming charges in the EU
- EU roaming charges no longer apply from 15 June 2017, meaning Europeans who travel within the EU will be able to call, text and connect on their mobile devices ... — last modified 14 June 2017, 22:40 CET — filed under: Headline1, Consumer, Telecoms — Relevance: 1%
- Rapid Alert System for dangerous products 2017
- The European Commission presented on 12 March its latest report on the Rapid Alert System for dangerous products. — last modified 12 March 2018, 14:18 CET — filed under: Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- Dangerous consumer goods found in high numbers in EU
- In 2017, more than 2,000 non-food products failing safety requirements were notified to the EU’s rapid alert system (RAPEX). This figure might however only ... — last modified 12 March 2018, 15:52 CET — filed under: Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- Patent on barley and beer upheld
- Today the European Patent Office (EPO) rejected oppositions against a patent on barley and beer granted to Carlsberg and Heineken (EP2575433). — last modified 10 May 2022, 23:46 CET — filed under: Environment, Consumer, Agriculture, Food & Drink — Relevance: 1%
- Track & trace system bolsters EU fight against illicit tobacco trade
- A new system of tobacco traceability became operational in Europe Monday, with the first EU producers requesting and receiving traceability markings for ... — last modified 21 May 2019, 23:47 CET — filed under: Health, Headline2, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- Clearing package deal boost for EU capital markets
- The European Parliament and EU Council reached political agreement Wednesday on new rules to help make EU clearing services more attractive and robust and ... — last modified 08 February 2024, 00:01 CET — filed under: Headline1, SMEs, Consumer, Finance — Relevance: 1%
- EU presents plans to repair car testing
- The European Commission presented its plans on 27 January for overhauling the framework to approve cars in the European Union. — last modified 27 January 2016, 17:51 CET — filed under: Environment, Cars, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- "New Deal for Europe's Energy Consumers" sees light of day
- Helping consumers to get a better energy deal is the core of a number of initiatives announced by the European Commission today. This New Deal outlines the way ... — last modified 16 July 2015, 00:09 CET — filed under: Energy, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- No home run for home loans (BEUC)
- The European Parliament voted today to adopt first-time, Europe-wide laws protecting people taking home loans. — last modified 11 September 2013, 20:29 CET — filed under: Consumer, Finance — Relevance: 1%
- A properly working single market for sourcing consumer products would save consumers €14 billion
- Speaking today ahead of the Commission workshop on the results of their study on Territorial Supply Constraints (TSCs), EuroCommerce Director-General Christian ... — last modified 11 December 2020, 14:10 CET — filed under: SMEs, Consumer, Single Market — Relevance: 1%
- EU Council adopts position on common charger for electronic devices
- EU states agreed Wednesday on a negotiating mandate for the common Europe-wide charger proposal, which would mean buying a new mobile phone does not imply ... — last modified 27 January 2022, 23:08 CET — filed under: Single Market, Energy, Telecoms, Headline2, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- ANEC Brochure: What we do for you
- Few people are interested in technical standardisation and even fewer have heard of ANEC. Yet, although standardisation may not seem at all sexy at first ... — last modified 03 February 2014, 18:30 CET — filed under: Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- Reviews on most websites 'misleading and unreliable'
- Almost two thirds of online shops, booking websites, search engines and comparison sites triggered doubts about the reliability of the reviews, an EU-wide ... — last modified 25 January 2022, 00:25 CET — filed under: Headline2, Consumer, Internet — Relevance: 1%
- EU mulls moves towards sustainable chemicals strategy
- The EU Commission launched a public consultation Thursday on the transition of EU chemicals regulation (REACH) to a more sustainable chemicals strategy and ... — last modified 20 January 2022, 22:48 CET — filed under: Environment, Chemicals, Headline2, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- Apple, Meta, Alphabet in EU digital markets law probe
- The European Commission opened non-compliance investigations Monday against Google parent company Alphabet, Apple and Meta under the EU's new Digital Markets ... — last modified 25 March 2024, 19:04 CET — filed under: Headline, Consumer, Competition, Internet — Relevance: 1%