Today, the European Commission publishes its third EU Citizenship Report, presenting actions to ensure citizens can fully enjoy their rights when working, travelling, studying or participating in elections.
Did you ever book a car online and find out you had to pay more when you get to the rental desk? Last year, this was the case of 2,000 consumers in Europe, who reported these issues to the European Consumer Centres, which help consumers when they travel or buy cross border.
Today, new rules on the European Account Preservation Order (the EAPO) enter into force in the European Union. Thanks to the EAPO, businesses and citizens will be able to recover millions in cross-border debts by requesting that the amount owed to them be blocked on the debtor's bank accounts
Today the Commission proposes a Regulation for Data Protection in Union Institutions and Bodies. The Regulation would update the data protection rules applicable to the EU institutions and bodies, so that they are in line with the General Data Protection Regulation. Anyone, whose personal data is handled by European institutions or their agencies, would benefit from higher data protection standards.
In 2011, the Commission issued a Communication on European judicial training setting a target of at least 5% of European legal practitioners attending training in EU law every year.
Today the European Commission proposed a Regulation on mutual recognition of criminal asset freezing and confiscation orders.
Diversity in the management bodies of credit institutions and investment firms can still be improved, finds a European Commission report published today. Only around one third of the institutions in the sample had a diversity policy in place, and only around one fifth of their board members were women.
Today, the European Commission publishes the first evaluation of how IT companies applied the code of conduct to combat illegal online hate speech. The code was agreed with the IT companies (Facebook, Google (YouTube), Twitter and Microsoft) on 31 May 2016.
Violence against women is endemic in the European Union. Since the age of 15:
Tomorrow, 25 November, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the European Commission is launching a year of focused actions, with 10 million euros in funding for Member States, local governments, relevant professionals and civil society organisations across Europe to intensify their actions and campaigns to combat violence against women.
The European Commission is for the first time presenting a set of European rules on business insolvency today. Well-functioning insolvency and restructuring systems are key to supporting economic growth. This initiative aims to enhance the "rescue culture" in the EU. It will allow companies in financial difficulties to restructure early on so as to prevent bankruptcy and avoid laying off staff. At the same time it provides rules on giving honest entrepreneurs a second chance of doing business after a bankruptcy.
The International Product Safety Week will take place this year from 14 to 18 November. Regulators and stakeholders from more than 40 countries will meet to exchange their ideas and experiences on current product safety matters. This year, the event will focus on the challenges brought about by the digital economy.
