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The European Parliament voted today to give consumers more protection when using the future digital euro or cash.
According to the Parliament, consumers would get basic digital euro services from their bank (or a public entity) for free, including a payment card, which is the preferred payment method for adults as our survey has shown. The Parliament also voted for stronger privacy safeguards, plus better protection when a digital euro payment goes wrong.
According to the Parliament, consumers would get basic digital euro services from their bank (or a public entity) for free, including a payment card, which is the preferred payment method for adults as our survey has shown. The Parliament also voted for stronger privacy safeguards, plus better protection when a digital euro payment goes wrong.
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EU lawmakers agreed to weaken consumer safeguards against harmful chemicals in cosmetics. With this agreement to simplify EU chemicals rules, companies will benefit from longer timelines to remove cosmetic products containing ingredients that may cause cancer, gene mutations or harm reproductive health from the market.
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The European Parliament has approved the EU’s deal on tariffs with the United States that will apply until 31 December 2029. While not a perfect deal, it helps prevent a damaging tariff war that would have driven up prices and reduced choice for consumers on both sides of the Atlantic.
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BEUC - with 12 member organisations from 11 countries - today filed a complaint with the European Commission and European consumer protection authorities against ENGIE, Eni Plenitude, Shell, and TotalEnergies for misleading green claims.