On 1/10, BEUC is partnering with 30+ civil society organisations to organise the #EUTechSociety Summit. Civil society & newly elected EU decision-makers will discuss and debate about the intersection of technology, society, & the environment. beuc.eu/events/tech-so…

Tightening up the credit market is required to prevent consumer over-indebtedness says our 🇸🇪 member Sveriges Konsumenter 👇

On 17 September, we're gathering a panel of experts to discuss whether airlines’ claims such as “Compensate your flights”, “travel more sustainably”, or “offset your carbon emissions” are based on sound evidence and can be trusted. Register to join us ⤵️ beuc.eu/events/flying-…

The need for a green transition that empowers consumers to adopt more sustainable lifestyles has never been more apparent. In one week's time, we're joining Consumers International at the @WTO Public Forum to discuss how green trade policies can support this shift: wto.org/english/forums…

Growing demand for smaller, more efficient, and affordable electric vehicles among low- and middle-income consumers represents a unique opportunity for European manufacturers, writes The Consumer Voice’s Agustin Reyna. bit.ly/4dTmUCS

🇳🇴🚫🍕 Norway is poised to enact one of the most comprehensive bans in Europe on junk food marketing that targets children and teenagers. euronews.com/health/2024/09…

🤓ICYMI, last week the final report of the #StrategicDialogue on the Future of Agriculture was handed over to President Ursula von der Leyen. Here's a recap of what's in it for consumers 🧵👇

Kids are bombarded with unhealthy food ads from morning to night. It's great to see some countries recognizing the "limits of self-regulation", as our @emmacalvert3 highlights, and moving toward laws to #stopmarketingtokids

🍔🍫🍟Letting the food industry decide what's ok to be marketed to kids is like leaving the fox to look after the hens. 👎Self-regulation has been a disaster, failing to stop both the exposure and power of such marketing. We need real rules with teeth! x.com/beuc/status/18…

On 1 Oct. BEUC & 30+ civil society orgs are partnering to organise the Tech and Society Summit to discuss tech’s societal impact with newly-elected EU leaders. Panels on Big Tech, safe internet, and more await. #EUTechSociety buff.ly/3zWES8m

BIG VICTORY! 💪💪 The European court has dismissed Google's appeal in the Google Shopping case. This confirms Google broke antitrust law by favouring its own services over those of rivals in Google Search results & harmed consumers ⬇️ beuc.eu/press-releases…

¡Buenas noticias! 👏El Tribunal 🇪🇺ha rechazado la apelación de Google en el caso Google Shopping, confirmando que infringió la legislación antimonopolio al favorecer sus propios servicios en las búsquedas. La #autopreferencia afecta a las consumidoras, celebramos la decisión👇

The Consumer Education Hub provides a range of consumer education resources from across Europe to provide inspiration to all those who are developing consumer education initiatives & help people understand and navigate markets safely ⤵️ buff.ly/3XlFxIA

Thank you Commissioner Thierry Breton for inviting The Consumer Voice to this discussion. It is more important than ever to develop demand-side policies which must make electric cars 🚗 more affordable and convenient to all consumers.

There's a growing gap in most 🇪🇺 countries between what people will receive in retirement and what they need for a comfortable standard of living. How to tackle this? Our Agustin Reyna shares some ideas in the latest Eurofi magazine (p68): eurofi.net/wp-content/upl…

Back in March, the 🇳🇱 Court found that the airline KLM’s green advertising claims breached consumer law. Join our online event on 17/9 to hear from & exchange with expert speakers on whether airlines’ claims are based on sound evidence and can be trusted. beuc.eu/events/flying-…