Upon request by the JURI Committee this paper evaluates the general objectives of the two European Commissions proposals of 9 December 2015. It analyses their scope and types of contracts covered or not covered. It concludes by asking if the proposed Directives are "fit for purpose" and weather ...
Sweden joined the European Union on 1 January 1995 alongside Austria and Finland in the fourth round of EU enlargement, bringing the number of Member States at the time to 15. These three countries were the first new countries to join the EU since the end of the Cold War. This survey was commiss...
Im Zuge der vierten Erweiterungsrunde trat Österreich ebenso wie Finnland und Schweden am 1. Januar 1995 der Europäischen Union bei, wodurch sich die Anzahl der Mitgliedstaaten auf 15 erhöhte. Diese drei Länder waren die ersten neuen Mitgliedstaaten, die der EU seit dem Ende des Kalten Kriegs be...
Finland joined the European Union on 1 January 1995 alongside Austria and Sweden in the fourth round of EU enlargement, bringing the number of Member States at the time to 15. These three countries were the first new countries to join the EU since the end of the Cold War. This survey was commiss...
När intervjupersonerna tillfrågas om vad de kommer att tänka på när de reflekterar över Europa är ”EU” och ”euron” de två associationer som nämns oftast, men även koncepten fred och frihet var vanliga, vilka framhävdes av begreppen enighet, kontinent, gemenskap och öppna gränser i de tre ländern...
The European consumer policy aims at protecting and empowering consumers, and at creating a level playing field for businesses in the single market. The European Consumer Agenda (COM (2012) 225 final) defines four key 2020 objectives for consumer policy at the EU level: improved consumer safety;...
Consumer scoreboards are a key instrument for monitoring consumer outcomes in the single market, providing input to a wide range of EU and national policies. They are unique in comparing trends across all EU Member States (as well as Iceland and Norway) and over time. There are two types of scor...
European Consumer Centres (ECCs) provide information, free advice and assistance on cross-border shopping in the EU, Norway and Iceland. They are co-financed by the European Commission and national governments in order to make sure that everyone can take full advantage of the Single Market, both...
Überall in der EU haben Verbraucher das Recht auf faire Behandlung, korrekte Informationen und Abhilfe, wenn etwas mit einem Produkt nicht stimmt. Diese Rechte zu kennen hilft Ihnen, Ihr wertvollstes Gut – Ihre Kunden – an sich zu binden und Ihren Kundenstamm zu erweitern....
One of the key tenets of the European Consumer Agenda is that consumers should be empowered, assisted and encouraged to make sustainable purchasing choices. This will lead to cost savings for themselves and for society as a whole. For consumers to make sustainable choices, they need to have clea...
