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Sept. 6th, 2012: For a consumer to be able to sue a foreign trader before the national courts, it is not necessary that the contract at issue was concluded at a distance A new significant ruling of the European Court of Justice related to competent judge in cross-border proceedings: the
The Italian airline Windjet stopped the operations on Saturday 11th August after the Italian Civil Aviation Authority ENAC (NEB) revoked its operating licence. The website is not working anymore and the carrier cannot sell tickets any longer. Other Italian carriers such as Alitalia, Meridiana, Livingston and Blue Panorama are operating substitute flights but consumers
Food waste: some facts Food is wasted before, during or after meal preparation in the households and is discarded during production, manufacturing, distribution, retail and catering. About 90 million tonnes of food is wasted annually or 180 kg per capita per year in Europe, excluding agricultural food waste and fish discards. About
With the holiday season already starting and millions of Europeans intending on travelling within and outside the European Union, there are certain travel considerations that every European should be aware of. Whether these concern having a health insurance, resolving travel disputes with an operator or travelling with a pet, these
Visitors to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will no doubt want to purchase many attractive goods and use all different kinds of services. It is useful for them to know that the EU has strict rules in place to protect the rights of consumers on its territory. Yet
The European Commission’s strategic vision for EU consumer policy for the years to come – adopted today – aims to maximise consumer participation and trust in the market. Built around four main objectives the European Consumer Agenda aims to increase confidence by reinforcing consumer safety; enhancing knowledge; stepping up enforcement and
Have you ever encountered difficulties moving to another EU country? Have you ever had problems when trying to shop online from another EU country? In what kind of Union would you like to live in 2020? Between 9 May and 9 September 2012 you have the chance to give your
The European Consumer Summit 2012 will take place in Brussels on next May 29th. Two workshops re planned, devoted to Greenwashing and comparison tools. For further information please visit the ECS website.
The Report 2011 of the RAPEX system has been published: 1803 notifications were registered in the period. For further information please click on the link
Brussels, 28 March 2012 – It is estimated that, worldwide, more than one million people become victims of cybercrime every day. The cost of cybercrime could reach an overall total of USD 388 billion worldwide. Today, the European Commission proposed to establish a European Cybercrime Centre to help protect European citizens and
Sept. 6th, 2012: For a consumer to be able to sue a foreign trader before the national courts, it is not necessary that the contract at issue was concluded at a distance A new significant ruling of the European Court of Justice related to competent judge in cross-border proceedings: the
The Italian airline Windjet stopped the operations on Saturday 11th August after the Italian Civil Aviation Authority ENAC (NEB) revoked its operating licence. The website is not working anymore and the carrier cannot sell tickets any longer. Other Italian carriers such as Alitalia, Meridiana, Livingston and Blue Panorama are operating substitute flights but consumers
Food waste: some facts Food is wasted before, during or after meal preparation in the households and is discarded during production, manufacturing, distribution, retail and catering. About 90 million tonnes of food is wasted annually or 180 kg per capita per year in Europe, excluding agricultural food waste and fish discards. About
With the holiday season already starting and millions of Europeans intending on travelling within and outside the European Union, there are certain travel considerations that every European should be aware of. Whether these concern having a health insurance, resolving travel disputes with an operator or travelling with a pet, these
Visitors to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will no doubt want to purchase many attractive goods and use all different kinds of services. It is useful for them to know that the EU has strict rules in place to protect the rights of consumers on its territory. Yet
The European Commission’s strategic vision for EU consumer policy for the years to come – adopted today – aims to maximise consumer participation and trust in the market. Built around four main objectives the European Consumer Agenda aims to increase confidence by reinforcing consumer safety; enhancing knowledge; stepping up enforcement and
Have you ever encountered difficulties moving to another EU country? Have you ever had problems when trying to shop online from another EU country? In what kind of Union would you like to live in 2020? Between 9 May and 9 September 2012 you have the chance to give your
The European Consumer Summit 2012 will take place in Brussels on next May 29th. Two workshops re planned, devoted to Greenwashing and comparison tools. For further information please visit the ECS website.
The Report 2011 of the RAPEX system has been published: 1803 notifications were registered in the period. For further information please click on the link
Brussels, 28 March 2012 – It is estimated that, worldwide, more than one million people become victims of cybercrime every day. The cost of cybercrime could reach an overall total of USD 388 billion worldwide. Today, the European Commission proposed to establish a European Cybercrime Centre to help protect European citizens and
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