Press releases

Today, the European Parliament voted 419–258 to reject a motion asking the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for an opinion on the legality of the EU-Canada trade agreement (CETA). The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) is disappointed in the lack of parliamentary support for a legal check that could increase consumer trust in global trade treaties.

Food companies must live up to their promises by ending the practice of marketing unhealthy food -to children. Otherwise regulation will be the only way forward to curb this pernicious practice that is fattening children’s waistlines. That is the main message of a new campaign called ‘Food marketing to children: game over?’ launched today by BEUC.

The European Parliament’s Economic Affairs Committee has just agreed on a report which calls for a single market to emerge in retail financial services that delivers simple and transparent products for all consumers, not just cross-border ones.

Today, The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) hold a joint conference on the enforcement of fundamental rights in the age of big data.