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43 pct websites broke EU rules during Black Friday
The Commission and national consumer protection authorities released Monday results of a website screening (sweep), aimed at verifying how price reductions ... last modified 19 December 2022, 23:25 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
The EU needs rules on chemicals in coffee cups, straws and other paper food packaging, consumer test shows
A new lab test shows that food packaging made of coloured paper and cardboard - such as coffee cups and straws - may contain and release chemicals originating ... last modified 25 July 2019, 18:31 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Consumer groups take up fight against unfair 'no-show' clause in airline tickets
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 ... last modified 10 December 2018, 14:26 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
REPowerEU will help accelerate the energy transition but consumers still face practical barriers at the local level
Consumers will get welcome support to invest in renewables and energy efficiency measures as part of the European Commission's REPowerEU package released ... last modified 18 May 2022, 19:17 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
EU VAT rules upgraded to be more flexible and green
EU finance ministers agreed Tuesday to update current rules governing value-added tax (VAT) rates for goods and services, giving them more flexibility to apply ... last modified 14 December 2021, 23:55 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Towards a new EU law on Tobacco Products
The European Commission on 18 December adopted a landmark proposal to revise the EU Tobacco Products Directive. The proposal is a substantial revision of the ... last modified 19 December 2012, 17:34 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Amazon not obliged to provide phone no for consumers: EU Court Opinion
Amazon and other e-commerce platforms are not obliged to make a telephone number available for consumers on their web pages, the EU top Court's Advocate ... last modified 28 February 2019, 20:40 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Von der Leyen Commission's half mandate scores well on consumers
On 1 June 2022, it will be exactly 2.5 years that Ms von der Leyen took over the reins of the European Commission. Halfway through this Commission term, BEUC, ... last modified 31 May 2022, 23:17 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
National governments want strong consumer guarantee rights
Member States have adopted their position on a proposal to reform the guarantee rights consumers enjoy when buying goods. National governments decided to ... last modified 07 December 2018, 12:24 CET — filed under: — Relevance: 1%
EU authorities supervising financial markets to get stronger and long-awaited consumer protection powers
The EU has struck a deal to strengthen and better fund the authorities which are responsible for supervising financial markets at EU level. last modified 21 March 2019, 15:51 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
New labelling rules for organic pet food in Europe
The EU Council gave its final green light Monday to a new EU law aligning rules on labelling organic pet food to those governing organic food intended for ... last modified 09 October 2023, 18:29 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
EU consumers support new laws for better farm animal welfare, survey shows
A new survey carried out in 8 EU countries shows that most consumers support better welfare for the animals raised for food and expect EU decision makers to ... last modified 27 February 2024, 23:13 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Plant health pests and EU funding programmes to deal with them - guide
The European Union today earmarked 19 million euros to co-finance programmes in seven Member States aiming to combat organisms harmful to plants and to prevent ... last modified 16 November 2011, 17:07 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
EU energy rules still not being implemented: report
EU Member States are lagging behind in the implementation of the internal energy market rules, reveals the Commission’s 2009 Benchmarking Report published ... last modified 11 March 2010, 22:57 CET — filed under: , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Retail Investment Package - guide
The European Commission adopted on 24 May a Retail Investment Package that it says places consumers' interests at the centre of retail investing. last modified 24 May 2023, 21:32 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Brussels proposes better deal for retail investors
A partial ban on inducements to financial advisors, proposed Wednesday by the European Commission, would prevent financial retailers from charging consumers ... last modified 24 May 2023, 21:39 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Dieselgate: EU prepares case against VW
A majority of EU Member States have found breaches of EU rules on unfair commercial practices, the Commission has found in preliminary investigations into the ... last modified 07 September 2016, 22:46 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Commission report fails to address major loopholes in payment card fees regulation
EuroCommerce Director-General Christian Verschueren today expressed regret and disappointment that the Commission’s report on the functioning of the ... last modified 30 June 2020, 00:09 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Starting tomorrow, consumers will benefit from cheaper intra-EU phone calls
People making phone calls from their home country to someone living in another EU country will see their phone bill drop thanks to a new EU measure which will ... last modified 14 May 2019, 17:16 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed - guide
In 2009 the number of notifications in the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) reached a total of nearly 8000, a 12% increase compared to 2008 and an ... last modified 13 September 2010, 19:42 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Car insurance
Car insurance is one of the many the fixed monthly costs people have to pay. last modified 16 June 2019, 19:01 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Mobile phone subscription
A mobile phone subscription is one of many of the monthly fixed costs most of us have to pay. last modified 16 June 2019, 19:22 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Eurozone services sector slows slightly in March: survey
Growth in the eurozone 's service sector lost more steam in March but nonetheless remained at a high level. last modified 04 April 2007, 13:26 CET — filed under: , , , , — Relevance: 1%
On 3 December 2018, new rules on geoblocking will enter into force. These measures part of a wider packet of measures under the Digital Single Market Strategy, ... last modified 25 October 2018, 18:23 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
World Standards Day 2018 - How will standards meet the Future?
The theme of this year's World Standards Day is 'Standards meet the Future', as the rapid change, brought by a new generation of smart technologies, will need ... last modified 17 October 2018, 20:52 CET — filed under: — Relevance: 1%
EU raids fragrance industry premises in antitrust probe
The European Commission carried out unannounced inspections Tuesday at the premises of companies, and an association, active in the fragrance industry in ... last modified 08 March 2023, 18:34 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
BEUC urges EU member states not to delay the adoption of clean car targets any further
Due to pressure from Germany, EU member states are delaying the signing off of a new EU law which would eliminate CO2 emissions from new cars by 2035. The ... last modified 07 March 2023, 22:41 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Consumers to benefit from improved roaming experience from 1 July
Thanks to new EU roaming rules entering into force on 1 July, consumers should experience a better quality of service from telecom operators when they travel ... last modified 27 June 2022, 22:55 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU names six Internet 'gatekeepers' to rein in tech giants' power
The EU Commission designated Amazon, Meta and Microsoft as six 'gatekeepers' under the Digital Markets Act Wednesday, giving them six months to ensure full ... last modified 08 September 2023, 23:45 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Digital Euro: Retailers and wholesalers generally supportive but have crucial concerns
As the legislative proposal to enable the digital euro was published on 28 June, and the investigation phase of the digital euro is progressing towards a ... last modified 29 June 2023, 23:03 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
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