Press releases

The EU has agreed on a customs reform that will help to stop the flood of unsafe products sold to Europeans from outside the EU. This deal is an important win for consumers, after years of testing by consumer groups of the BEUC network of dangerous toys, textiles, and other products sold on online marketplaces like Temu and Shein.

Following today’s adoption of the European Parliament’s position on the AI omnibus and ahead of interinstitutional negotiations, BEUC calls upon the EU institutions and national governments to ensure that critical safeguards to protect consumers and their fundamental rights are kept in the AI Act.

A new analysis by the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) concludes that Meta’s latest model to let consumers pay for an ad-free experience, or obtain their consent to show either personalised or less personalised ads, continues to breach the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), the GDPR and the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (UCPD).

The European Commission published today some much-needed measures to help keep energy bills affordable in its Citizens Energy Package, which aims to help EU countries implement existing energy legislation. The move comes just as Europe is potentially looking at another energy price crisis caused by fossil fuel dependence, as in 2022.