Category: Consumer rights

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Green Santa is coming to town – a year clamping down on greenwashing

BEUC has been involved in fighting greenwashing for many years and 2023 was the year where we stepped up our game. We expanded our effort cross-teams, looking at different areas of consumers’ lives and how we can make them free...

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Car electrification must go hand-in-hand with promoting alternatives to car use

Consumers must be able to break out of a mobility system that fundamentally relies on fossil fuels. Both car electrification as well as the promotion of alternatives to car use are needed here.

and / December 5, 2023
Crypto assets

Bursting the crypto bubble – why it’s time to act against social media platforms

The misleading promotion of crypto is rife on social media. BEUC's Andrew Canning explains why it's time to take action against the platforms in order to protect consumers.

/ November 30, 2023

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.

/ February 17, 2023

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...

/ December 8, 2022

Rules for sustainable products are one side of the coin. Enforcing them is the other.

It is encouraging for consumers that the EU is working on rules to make products sustainable by design. But if policymakers are serious about delivering, they should not forget about the “on the ground” aspect, argues BEUC’s Monique Goyens. This...

/ December 2, 2022
Lady Justice

BEUC’s relentless quest for collective redress that works for consumers

The topic of ‘collective redress’ is fuelling heated discussions across Europe and beyond. That’s because the EU’s landmark Representative Actions Directive is currently entering into national legislation, making it easier for consumers to go to court as a group if...

and / November 4, 2022

Greener than green: high time to stop greenwashing

Concerns about the environment and the future of our planet are increasingly growing. In the latest Eurobarometer survey, the climate crisis is listed by EU citizens as the most serious problem the world is currently facing, and this in spite...

/ December 2, 2021

Research is for the people: but where are the people?

A few weeks ago, the European research community held its annual powwow with the European Research and Innovation (R&I) Days, organised by the Commission’s Directorate-General in charge of research. The event gathered (virtually) more than 20,000 participants. It was an...

/ October 16, 2020

Taking on the bank – Lessons from using, not abusing, our group action system.

After four years, countless hours and 1.42 million euros spent, we won the biggest group action suit in the history of our country against Norway’s biggest bank. The cheers were many, but so were the lessons. Background In 2015, The...

/ May 23, 2019