Letters

For once, EU legislators have an opportunity to deliver genuine simplification for people: a solution to the ongoing issue of misleading cookie banners. As part of its highly controversial Digital Omnibus package, the EU Commission has proposed legally binding automated privacy signals. These would allow you to set your privacy preferences once, and very rarely see another banner. Unfortunately, the tracking industry is pushing back. Therefore, a coalition of currently 19 civil society organisations, businesses and academics has joined forces. We urge the Commission, the Council and Parliament to support automated signals for privacy choices and a strong Article 88b in the Digital Omnibus.

On 15 July 2026, the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) and organisations representing standardisation, consumers, digital rights, doctors, pharmacists and hospitals are calling EU policymakers to maintain medical devices in the scope of the AI Act.

88 organisations called upon the European Commission's Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné to hold online and e-commerce marketplaces responsible and liable for the products they sell in the upcoming European Product Act.