Press releases

There are pluses and minuses for consumers in today’s European Parliament internal market committee vote on reforming the main EU product safety law.

EU Member States have just adopted their position on updated rules for consumer credit. This follows a strong European Commission proposal to modernise the bloc’s outdated Consumer Credit Directive, which covers all types of credit, including peer-to-peer lending and deferred debit cards.

The targets agreed would mean that no fossil-fuelled car can be sold as of 2035. This is a historic and crucial step to bring the climate and financial benefits of electric cars to Europeans.

Electric cars are unlikely to require battery replacement and are overall the most environmentally sound option, new BEUC research finds. This follows a 2021 study which found that electric cars are already the most financially interesting option for many consumers – and will soon be for all drivers.