Category: EU
How reliable is the EU Transparency Register?
Transparency is key to ensure citizens’ trust and accountability of EU institutions. To make it happen, the EU set up the Transparency Register. Yet as the European Ombudsman highlighted in a recent decision about obscure lobbying practices against the Nutri-Score...
Why consumers need strong EU merger control
Some big merger decisions are coming down the tracks. To ensure consumer choice and value for money, we need strict merger control write BEUC's Agustin Reyna and Vanessa Turner.
Safe and eco-friendly period: menstrual cups to the rescue
This month, the EU Ecolabel – Europe’s trustworthy green label – introduces stronger requirements for hygiene products, writes Miriam Thiemann. We’re having a closer look at the newcomer - menstrual cups – and answer some common questions.
Why competition authorities must act now against ‘greedflation’
The cost of living crisis is putting consumers' budgets under pressure. What's more, there's increasing evidence that some of the inflation driving this is being caused by corporate profiteering writes Vanessa Turner.
Why 2023 will be the year of consumer rights enforcement
Some big changes are coming in 2023 that mean that it might be remembered as the year of consumer law enforcement - Alexandre Biard explains more.
Sustainability reporting: the fight for more transparency in how companies behave
Upcoming changes could bring some much needed transparency to corporate sustainability reporting. BEUC's sustainable finance expert, Julian Müller explains why it matters to consumers.
It’s time for consumers to finally enjoy their rights when travelling
This summer, while helping many of my colleagues who were impacted by last-minute flight cancellations during another summer of travel chaos, I realised that passenger rights issues are like a grumpy old uncle we see every holiday but are never...
Accelerating out of the energy crisis: how to enable consumers to play their part in the green transition
Getting consumers on board is key to accelerating out of the energy crisis, writes BEUC's Energy Team Leader Jaume Loffredo
Overcoming the financial hurdle to home renovation in Portugal
Portugal's housing is posing a challenge to its climate goals and illustrates the difficulties facing us to reduce emissions from buildings
Air pollution hot spots revealed by consumer groups in Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia
Long-term exposure to nitrogen oxide (NO2) in certain areas raises numerous questions, a citizen science project by BEUC members in Slovakia, Lithuania and Poland shows. At a time when the European Commission is about to present its Zero Pollution Action...