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This study investigates five peer-to-peer (P2P) platform markets and identifies the main issues for peer consumers and peer providers from the perspective of consumer policy. Online P2P transactions via platforms present both benefits and challenges for consumers. Policy makers need better understanding of how consumer interests play out on platforms so they can promote a responsible development of these markets.

Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity has no place in our society, but for many people in Europe, it is a daily reality.

Protecting consumers against significant personal detriment is a matter of fairness and helps improve overall market functioning. This study set out to improve the quality and consistency of assessing personal consumer detriment by developing a simple, cost-effective state-of-the-art methodology to identify, measure and quantify incidence and magnitude of detriment.

Call for service contracts: Deadline: 19th May 2017

For the next three years the European Commission is undertaking a series of activities meant to empower the Civil Society within the Member States through capacity building and a series of trainings meant to strengthening its involvement in the monitoring of national Roma integration strategies.