Yesterday evening, the European Parliament and Council reached a political agreement on the Commission's proposal to improve the EU-wide cooperation mechanism for consumer protection. These new rules will introduce a quick and more efficient cross-border cooperation mechanism between the national enforcers. They will have faster tools to react in a joint action when illegal practices are reported by consumers in at least two thirds of the EU countries.

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• Factsheet - Ensuring consumer rights are properly enforced