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2016 Consumer Markets Scoreboard
The European Commission published on 5 September its 2016 Consumer Markets Scoreboard which monitors EU consumers' ratings of how 42 goods and services markets ... last modified 05 September 2016, 23:48 CET — filed under: — Relevance: 1%
EU Cancer Plan rightly puts healthy diets centre stage
Today, the European Commission has unveiled a new plan to turn the tide against cancer. Unhealthy diets as well as overweight and obesity are significant risk ... last modified 03 February 2021, 23:35 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
New EU measures to strengthen out-of-court dispute resolution for consumers
The EU Commission published a proposal Tuesday which would give consumers and traders the ability to solve their out-of-court disputes in a process which ... last modified 17 October 2023, 23:10 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Revision of the EU's internal electricity market design - guide
The European Commission proposed on 14 March to reform the EU's electricity market design to accelerate a surge in renewables and the phase-out of gas, make ... last modified 14 March 2023, 18:18 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
EU electricity market reform to boost renewables, protect consumers
The European Commission proposed reforms to the EU's electricity market Tuesday, to speed up uptake in renewables and the phase-out of gas, and better protect ... last modified 14 March 2023, 18:17 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Parliament falls short in ensuring Data Act brings benefits for consumers
Upcoming EU rules on data-sharing, supposed to give consumers more power to decide what happens to data generated by their connected products, could end up ... last modified 14 March 2023, 19:11 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Consumers to get much-needed extra protections from their energy suppliers
Consumers would get extra protections from their energy suppliers, according to new proposals the European Commission published today to revamp the bloc's ... last modified 14 March 2023, 19:13 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Energy and inflation - Europe needs to minimise damage to consumers
Speaking today EuroCommerce Director General Christel Delberghe welcomed the objectives of the proposed actions outlined in the Commission’s REPowerEU ... last modified 10 March 2022, 18:42 CET — filed under: , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Data protection reform - guide
The European Commission has today proposed a comprehensive reform of the EU's 1995 data protection rules to strengthen online privacy rights and boost Europe's ... last modified 25 January 2012, 15:13 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU green finance plans risk becoming greenwashing tool for climate-harming investments
The EU Taxonomy – the bloc's classification system to define which investments can be called 'sustainable' – risks becoming little more than a greenwashing ... last modified 21 April 2021, 22:16 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Reducing car CO2 emissions: European Parliament votes to end the sale of diesel and petrol cars
The European Parliament voted today on proposed new targets to reduce CO2 emission from cars. The targets agreed would mean that no fossil-fuelled car can be ... last modified 08 June 2022, 23:57 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Election countdown: The European Parliament’s significance for consumers
This week's European elections will be hugely important for the daily lives of 500 million consumers. In the next 5 years, many consumer issues will be at ... last modified 22 May 2014, 23:30 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Europe's efforts on battery production under EU scrutiny
The EU's auditors launched an audit Tuesday to look into the effectiveness of Commission efforts to develop a globally competitive and sustainable value chain ... last modified 11 May 2022, 23:33 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
World Food Safety Day: EU Agri-food chain's commitment to safer food for better health
World Food Safety Day is an important way to raise awareness of the need to prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks. To mark the fourth World Safety Day ... last modified 07 June 2022, 20:58 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
EU targets late 2024 for common charger for mobile phones
By autumn 2024, USB Type-C will become the common charging port for all mobile phones, tablets and cameras in the EU, negotiators from the European Parliament ... last modified 08 June 2022, 23:47 CET — filed under: , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Most EU consumers open to eat more sustainably but face hurdles, new survey shows
How much attention do you pay to the impact of your food choices on the environment? Are you willing to cut down on red meat? Is the government doing enough to ... last modified 03 June 2020, 17:43 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Dealing effectively with dangerous imports is vital for consumers and fair competition
Speaking today at the conclusion of trilogue negotiations between Council, European Commission and Parliament on the Compliance and Enforcement Regulation, ... last modified 07 February 2019, 23:23 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
EU lawmakers vote to tighten checks on unsafe products
EU lawmakers gave their approval Thursday to better enforcement of rules on products, tighter checks on the safety of goods sold in the EU, and improving the ... last modified 07 February 2019, 23:40 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Dangerous chemicals in consumer products: your Right to Know not easy to use
Would you like to know if your carpet or your child’s toothbrush contains any hazardous chemicals? You have the right to ask the trader and manufacturer. But ... last modified 05 October 2011, 19:51 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Misleading food claims: 9 years and counting for EU to act
It’s already 9 years that BEUC and its member organisations began calling for nutrient profiles to be adopted. These tools would help slash the number of ... last modified 26 January 2018, 11:09 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
China still tops EU dangerous products report
53 per cent of dangerous consumer goods reported to the EU originate in China, Commissioner for Consumer Affairs Vera Jourova said Monday as she presented the ... last modified 12 March 2018, 23:32 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU legislation on excise duties on alcohol covers: Excise duties on alcoholic beverages - Specific provisions for locally produced products - Alcohol not ... last modified 30 July 2020, 23:42 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Electric cars: cheaper, more sustainable, and long-lasting - new BEUC research finds
Electric cars are unlikely to require battery replacement and are overall the most environmentally sound option, new BEUC research finds. This follows a 2021 ... last modified 02 June 2022, 23:27 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU reach provisional agreement on consumer class actions
New rules on collective redress, agreed Wednesday by EU states, will enable consumers to seek effective judicial protection collectively when traders’ ... last modified 30 June 2020, 17:54 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Responsibilities, contacts and latest studies of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection last modified 17 February 2010, 13:20 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Screening of comparison websites in the travel sector
While it becomes more and more common to book hotels and flights online, consumers are encountering a growing number of problems with online travel services. ... last modified 08 April 2017, 23:14 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
EU adopts emergency measures to reduce energy prices
EU states formally adopted a regulation Thursday on an emergency intervention introducing common measures to reduce electricity demand and redistribute the ... last modified 06 October 2022, 23:37 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Euro money transfers to arrive 'within ten seconds'
The European Parliament adopted new rules Wednesday to ensure transferred funds arrive immediately into the bank accounts of retail customers and businesses ... last modified 08 February 2024, 00:11 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Building trust in the Digital Single Market for e-commerce and online services
The European Commission is proposing 16 measures aiming to double online retail sales by 2015 by providing better protection for consumers, more information ... last modified 27 January 2012, 12:10 CET — filed under: , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Progress towards internal electricity market slow: EU auditors
Despite ambitious projections, the EU has made slow progress towards its goal of connecting electricity markets to ensure access to cheap power for citizens ... last modified 31 January 2023, 22:50 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
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The Week Ahead no. 623
Waste framework directive - microplastic pollution - agriculture situation and Ukraine - Multilateral Investment Court

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