Today, the European Commission opened a public consultation for the Fitness Check of EU consumer law on digital fairness.
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Ex ante publicity for negotiated procedure for low value contracts
The Citizens' Dialogue on the New Deal for Consumers travelled to the Hague on Monday, as the discussions between the Commission and Member States on the New Deal for consumers continue.
The Portuguese Secretary of State for Trade, Paulo Alexandre Ferreira, highlighted the importance of raising "young, conscientious consumers", as Lisbon hosted this year’s seventh Citizens’ Dialogue on the New Deal For Consumers.
The Maltese Minister of Justice, Culture and Local government, Owen Bonnici, has welcomed the Commission’s proposal of the New Deal for Consumers, describing it as “in the best interests of all parties involved.”
The fourth Citizens' Dialogue on the New Deal for Consumers took place in Helsinki on Friday, June 1. The event was jointly organised by the Commission (DG Justice and Consumers), the Commission Representation in Helsinki, and Finish consumer authorities, as a way to listen to the views and concerns of citizens in regards to the new legislation being proposed.
The third Citizens' Dialogue on the New Deal for Consumers took place in Copenhagen on Thursday, May 31. The event was jointly organised by the Commission (DG Justice and Consumers), the Commission Representation in Denmark, and Danish authorities, as a way to listen to the views and concerns of citizens in regards to the new legislation being proposed.
The second Citizens' Dialogue on the New Deal for Consumers took place in Luxembourg on Friday, May 18. The event was jointly organised by the Commission (DG Justice and Consumers), the Commission Representation in Luxembourg, and Luxembourgish authorities, as a way to listen to the views and concerns of citizens in regards to the new legislation being proposed.
Today, the European Commission is proposing a New Deal for Consumers to ensure that all European consumers fully benefit from their rights.
Today, the European Commission releases its 2017 report on the Rapid Alert System for dangerous products.
The Commission together with EU consumer authorities are taking the necessary steps to avoid this and similar situations from happening again in future.
The Commission adopted today an amended proposal to extend the scope of the proposed Directive on online and other distance sales of goods to cover sales of goods offline.