EU Consumer Affairs @EU_Consumer@respublicae.eu

RT by @EU_Consumer: Europe once again must answer the call of history.

And that is what we must do together.

🔴 Watch LIVE President @vonderleyen #SOTEU speech in International Sign
https://n.respublicae.eu/i/broadcasts/1jMJgLRpjAOxL

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Commission/status/1701855849025536103#m

[2023-09-13 07:10 UTC]

RT by @EU_Consumer: "When Europe is bold, it gets things done.

And our work is far from over – so let’s stand together.

Let’s deliver today and prepare for tomorrow."

Read the full #SOTEU speech delivered by President
@vonderleyen here → https://europa.eu/!kVNQ7q

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Commission/status/1701878993505390997#m

[2023-09-13 08:42 UTC]

Working together to keep consumers safer when they buy products online.
https://nitter.cz/EU_Commission
& China have signed an Action Plan on the Safety of Products Sold Online.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_4488
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23ProductSafety
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23NewConsumerAgenda

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Consumer/status/1703714169218847082#m

[2023-09-18 10:14 UTC]

We welcome political agreement on new EU rules to empower consumers for the green transition
The rules will
✅give consumers better info on durability & reparability of products and their legal guarantee rights
✅ban
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23greenwashing
✅ban early obsolescence practices
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23EUGreenDeal

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Consumer/status/1704438681774268752#m

[2023-09-20 10:13 UTC]

📢Attention
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23ProductSafety
innovators!
⌛️You have 1 WEEK left to apply for the 2023 EU Product Safety Award
Read more details and apply here ⤵️

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Consumer/status/1705167557987037400#m

[2023-09-22 10:30 UTC]

RT by @EU_Consumer: #WorldTourismDay ✈️🚌🚆🇪🇺

Challenges persist within the #transport and #tourism sector, representing over 30% of the cases the #ECCNet has dealt with in 2023

We step in with free assistance for cross-border #consumer issues

@EU_Commission @EU_Justice @EU_Consumer @EU_EISMEA

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/ECC_web/status/1706950033814196711#m

[2023-09-27 08:32 UTC]

RT by @EU_Consumer: Where you live, what you do online, who and what you like or hate... Online companies could know more about you than you think.

Use your EU right to access #PersonalData and take charge of your digital life! 🔑

Find out how➡️https://europa.eu/!NH6kct

#GDPR

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Justice/status/1708867198251409788#m

[2023-10-02 15:31 UTC]

Next week we will launch🚀a new project:
⭐️Influencer Legal Hub⭐️
Curious to find out more?
💻Join our webinar!
📅16 October
🕘10:30 – 12:00 CET
Register here ➡️
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AL8oHoy9SjCudgar0343Qw#/registration
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23ConsumerProtection
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23InfluencerMarketing

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Consumer/status/1712416176641359935#m

[2023-10-12 10:33 UTC]

Will you have to pay any extra taxes/charges later on, after you have booked your holiday?
Read ALL the info on prices - including the fine print.
If it's unclear, email the website/hotel directly and ask.
#TravelTips #BookingTips

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Consumer/status/1690291281233096706

If you have not gone on holidays yet, check your EU rights before your trip. Stay tuned for travel tips to help you prepare unforgettable vacations. ☀️⛱️🧳 #TravelTips

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Consumer/status/1689577334997929984

Are you a recent graduate🎓with an interest in EU #ConsumerRights and #ConsumerProtection?
📝Apply for a 5-month #EUTraineeship @EU_Consumer (the Directorate General for Justice & Consumers)
📅Deadline is 31 August
➡️https://traineeships.ec.europa.eu

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Consumer/status/1689214940937433088

Re 🛟The seams of the garment of this swimming jacket are not strong enough. It risks to submerge under water and provoke drowning.
Visit the Safety Gate website to see more of the latest alerts about unsafe products in the EU⤵️
http://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10009924?lang=en

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Consumer/status/1687419611577303040

Re 🤿This snorkel mask doesn’t have any warning against missing or malfunctioning valves. The lack of functioning valves make it impossible to breath properly.
Visit the Safety Gate website to see more of the latest alerts about unsafe products in the EU⤵️
http://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10009935?lang=en

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Consumer/status/1687419613884059648

RT EU_ScienceHub
Same packaging, different composition?
Some food products have the same or similar packaging, but what’s inside differs from what you’d get in another EU country.
The @EU_Commission has been addressing this since 2018.
Now, we have some updates 👇
https://europa.eu/!qBtMtr

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ScienceHub/status/1683486601664516098

RT Didier Reynders
Very good discussion with @StefanRaduOprea, 🇷🇴 Minister for Economy, entrepreneurship and tourism.
In this holiday period, we discussed how important it is to guarantee that consumers rights are enforced in case of flight cancellations.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/dreynders/status/1683488743989161985

🧳Planning to travel outside the EU this summer?
In case something goes wrong, EU embassies & consulates are there to help.
Find out more about how this works in practice
➡️https://commission.europa.eu/document/81e8d806-fb2b-4097-8dd0-4ddc07e4bc60_en
#ConsularProtection

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Consumer/status/1685947911639818240

If something goes wrong when travelling outside EU & your own country doesn't have an embassy nearby, you can get help from another EU country's embassy.
Find contact details for EU embassies/consulates worldwide➡️https://consular-protection.ec.europa.eu/representation-offices_en
#ConsularProtection

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Consumer/status/1687036081793880064

Working together to strengthen #ConsumerProtection in the financial services sector.
@EU_Commission & @CFPB have agreed to start an informal dialogue to exchange experiences, share insights & cooperate on issues affecting consumers in both the 🇪🇺 & 🇺🇸
➡️https://commission.europa.eu/document/9ea1876d-1e0f-429d-be1f-97def3a210a3_en https://t.co/4iuHpf5AFt

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Consumer/status/1680977748783767552

#ConsumerProtection
@eDreams_ODIGEO, #Etraveli Group & @kiwicom247 have committed to:
✈️better inform consumers of their rights in case of flight cancellations
✈️transfer ticket refunds to consumers within 7 days of receiving them from the airlines
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_3521 https://t.co/eYLOVnMwKf

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Consumer/status/1673633554515783680

Do you work with Ukrainian refugees?
@EU_Consumer is designing a campaign to help displaced Ukrainians understand & use EU #ConsumerRights & we need your help.
Register to attend our event
📅29-30 June
💻online or in-person in Brussels
Sign up here
➡️https://commission.europa.eu/events/making-daily-life-easier-displaced-ukrainians-eu-consumer-rights-2023-06-29_en https://t.co/fviAgwb9M2

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Consumer/status/1673228601028640768