The Citizens’ Dialogue with Commissioner Věra Jourová on the New Deal for Consumers was held in Malta on 14 June 2018. You can watch it here As part of the “New Deal for Consumers”, the Commission organised throughout 2018 a series of ‘consumer dialogues’ in the Member States using a country-by-country approach. The goal of the dialogues is…
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14 June – Consumer Dialogue with Vera Jourová, European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality
Come and find out what the EU is doing for consumers, share your opinion and voice your concerns! You are invited to a Consumer Dialogue with Vera Jourová, European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, who will introduce the European Commission’s New Deal for Consumers. Access the draft Agenda. Date: 14/06/2018 – 12:00…
Association for Consumer Rights calls for more stringent rules for online car rental sites
Have you ever booked a car online and found out you had to pay more when you got to the rental desk? The Association for Consumer Rights Malta (ACR) wishes to make consumers clearly aware as regards their rights concerning car rental charges. In 2016, this situation was the case of more than 2,000…
Competitiveness Council Conclusions – Ministers discussed a proposal to promote fair practices for businesses operating through online platforms.
Competitiveness & Consumer Affairs Competitiveness Council Conclusions of 28-29/05/2018 The Council agreed on a general approach on a regulation aimed at improving the mutual recognition of goods marketed in another member state. Ministers discussed a proposal to promote fair practices for businesses operating through online platforms. They carried out a “competitiveness check-up” to assess the…
Consumer Law and Policy Today. Can we do better?
Sofia Consumer Protection Conference on Consumer Day – 29-30th April 2018 A member of the ECCG, Pauline Azzopardi, was invited by the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU to a conference entitled “Consumer Law and Policy Today. Can we do better?”. The conference dealt with the implementation of REFIT, which are changes that have…
World Consumer Rights Day – Making digital marketplaces fairer
To mark World Consumer Rights Day the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (MCCAA) organised a conference themed ‘Making digital marketplaces fairer’ on 15 March 2018. Alicia GONZÁLEZ CHAVES, from Directorate-General Justice and Consumer, European Commission gave a presentation on “The Rapid Alert System: What’s in it for you?” which is a system for rapid exchange of information…
European Consumer Day 2018: Consumers need better protection online
How best to ensure online consumer protection: this was the focus of the 20th European Consumer Day, a joint event of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Bulgarian Economic and Social Council held in Sofia on 20 March 2018. The conference “The digital economy: what deal for consumers” was an opportunity for…
Association for Consumer Rights Annual General Meeting 2018: Consumers in the Digital World
The Association for Consumer Rights (ACR) recently held its Annual General Meeting at NCW Centre, Blata l-Bajda on 17 March 2018. The AGM focused particularly on the need for all citizens to be part of the digital transformation in various sectors. President Mary Mangion welcomed the members and gave an overview of the…
AGM Association for Consumer Rights (ACR) – 17 March 2018
You are invited to the Annual General Meeting of the Association for Consumer Rights (ACR) which will be held on Saturday 17 March 2018 at NCW Centre, Pope Pius XII Flats Mountbatten Street, Blata l-Bajda. As you can see from the Draft Agenda, we have a very informative program which includes also a number of…
European Consumer Consultative Group (ECCG) meeting – 23 January 2018
The European Consumer Consultative Group is the Commission’s main forum to consult with national and European consumer organisations. Since its establishment in 1973, the European Consumer Consultative Group (ECCG) assists the Commission by providing expert advice on EU consumer related issues, issuing opinions and participating in different fora. It advises and guides the Commission…