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Competition law aims to protect consumers by ensuring fair market conditions, promoting choice and access, and stimulating lower prices and higher quality. The framework for the enforcement of those rules was adopted more than 20 years ago and was designed for traditional market structures.
The announced review of EU Regulation 1/2003 provides an opportunity to enhance the effectiveness of competition enforcement, while ensuring that consumers’ wellbeing and interests remain at the centre of competition law and policies. In today’s market characterised by rapid technological developments, we consider it important to strengthen the enforcement of competition law and review the tools authorities have at their disposal.
Our new position paper provides a list of our key recommendations for faster and more coherent antitrust enforcement with a stronger focus on consumers in competition policy.
The announced review of EU Regulation 1/2003 provides an opportunity to enhance the effectiveness of competition enforcement, while ensuring that consumers’ wellbeing and interests remain at the centre of competition law and policies. In today’s market characterised by rapid technological developments, we consider it important to strengthen the enforcement of competition law and review the tools authorities have at their disposal.
Our new position paper provides a list of our key recommendations for faster and more coherent antitrust enforcement with a stronger focus on consumers in competition policy.
Position papers
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English
Currently, EU law insufficiently addresses unfair commercial practices in the digital realm. This means that policymakers should urgently update EU consumer law. BEUC believes the upcoming Digital Fairness Act is the key tool to make this change happen.
You will find all our recommendations for this important initiative in our new position paper.
You will find all our recommendations for this important initiative in our new position paper.
Position papers
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English
BEUC welcomes the opportunity to provide input on BEREC’s work programme for 2026. This contribution builds on the input shared earlier in April 2025 to the Outline BEREC Work Programme.
BEUC particularly supports the inclusion of the following elements in the work programme:
BEREC’s Opinion on the Recommendation on relevant markets susceptible to ex ante regulation.
The ongoing commitment to conduct additional workshops with external stakeholders to exchange views and insights.
BEREC’s commitment to ensuring the compatibility and legal certainty of digital regulation to ensure that end-users are adequately protected and informed of their rights.
BEREC's report on switching and termination of contracts.
The report on the impact of AI on competition dynamics, internet openness, and end-users’ rights.
BEUC particularly supports the inclusion of the following elements in the work programme:
BEREC’s Opinion on the Recommendation on relevant markets susceptible to ex ante regulation.
The ongoing commitment to conduct additional workshops with external stakeholders to exchange views and insights.
BEREC’s commitment to ensuring the compatibility and legal certainty of digital regulation to ensure that end-users are adequately protected and informed of their rights.
BEREC's report on switching and termination of contracts.
The report on the impact of AI on competition dynamics, internet openness, and end-users’ rights.