COFACE Families Europe and its COFACE Disability Platform for the rights of persons with disabilities and their families welcome the adoption by the European Commission of the European Disability Rights Strategy 2021-2030 (EDRS) and the leadership taken by the European Commission, and Commissioner Dalli in particular, to foster equality in Europe. This new framework, which was published by…
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Webinar: COPING WITH LOANS AND DEBT on 27 May 2021 @5.30pm
Dear Colleagues and friends, The President would like to invite you to a joint webinar organized by ACR and MACM (Malta Association of Credit Management) on the topic of coping with loans and debt. The webinar will be held by ZOOM on Thursday 27 May 2021 between 5.30pm and 6.30pm. For registration and invitation please…
ACR AGM 2021 – ACR calls for a human-centred post COVID-19 Recovery Plan to ensure ‘no one is left behind’
During the Annual General Meeting held virtually on 29 April 2021, the Association for Consumer Rights President Pauline Azzopardi, highlighted the initiatives of the European Commission on legislation to make products placed on the EU market more sustainable. Consumers, the environment and the climate will benefit from products that are more durable, reusable, repairable, recyclable…
The New Energy Label
The New Energy Label By using less energy to perform the same task, we can make significant energy savings and reduce waste. This is the basic principle of energy efficiency, and it is one of the most essential ways for the EU to move away from fossil fuels and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050….
How to recognise a rescaled product?
The new labels will contain a simpler scale (A to G) and it will be easier to compare the energy efficiency between different products. The EU energy label is language neutral, a must as there are 24 official languages within the EU internal market. By scanning a QR code in the upper right corner,…
ACR Press Release: Hundreds of thousands of accumulated points lost for HSBC Malta Loyalty Reward Programme for Premier and HSBC Advance Customers
The attention of the Association for Consumer Rights was drawn by customers of HSBC Bank Malta who felt they were treated unfairly when they saw that the accumulated points that they earned using their credit cards were suddenly deleted without a clear and reasonable warning. The following points should make it clear why this was an…
Report on ACR Virtual Meeting on Challenges and Solutions when shopping for Christmas during COVID 19 pandemic
The ACR, Malta held a virtual Meeting on Challenges and Solutions when shopping for Christmas during COVID 19 pandemic on Tuesday 1 December 2020 The aims of the virtual meeting were to encourage consumers to be more empowered when shopping locally and teleshopping by becoming more familiar with their rights and how to deal with…
ConsumerPro Training Session organised by CAM, in collaboration with BEUC, November 2020
CAM, in collaboration with BEUC, organised a ConsumerPro Training Session on 18 and 19 November 2020 Dr Geraldine Spiteri conducted the Training Sessions. Twenty representatives from CAM, ACR, MCCAA, CAC and ECC participated in the Training Sessions ACR Members participation included Pauline Azzopardi, Grace Attard, Marie Demicoli and Cynthia Busuttil. Topics of the Training…
Role of social partners in tackling discrimination at work – Eurofound report
Eurofound published a report on 31 August on the Role of social partners in tackling discrimination at work. Against the background of EU and national anti-discrimination legislation, it highlights the extent to which the need to tackle discrimination on different grounds is on the radar of cross-sectoral social partners. It also provides an overview of…
EESC opinion on White Paper on Artificial Intelligence
On 19 February 2020, the European Commission published a White Paper aiming to foster a European ecosystem of excellence and trust in AI and a Report on the safety and liability aspects of AI. The White Paper proposes: Measures that will streamline research, foster collaboration between Member States and increase investment into AI development and deployment; Policy…