EU Consumer Affairs @EU_Consumer@respublicae.eu

R to @EU_Consumer: 🥇#EUProductSafetyAward for senior researchers goes to:

Frederik Dikkers, Tjark Ebels, Frans Ooms & Marnix Wagemaker

for their patented invention of self-extinguishing button batteries🔋

➡️http://research.rug.nl/en/publications/fused-button-battery

#ProductSafety

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Consumer/status/1734275579698921634#m

[2023-12-11 18:14 UTC]

R to @EU_Consumer: 🥈#EUProductSafetyAward for senior researchers goes to:

Max Fuchs, Amit Jadhav, Advaith Jaishankar, Caroline Cauffman & Gerasimos Spanakis

for their research on the detection of #ProductSafety issues based on consumers’ online reviews

➡️http://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3594536.3595145

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Consumer/status/1734275583008284945#m

[2023-12-11 18:14 UTC]

R to @EU_Consumer: Andreas Stöckl, Anna Maschek, Rober Bauer & Johanna Trauner-Karner

also receive a🥈#EUProductSafetyAward for senior researchers

for their research on the detection of #ProductSafety issues based on consumers' online reviews

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Consumer/status/1734275586346901914#m

[2023-12-11 18:14 UTC]

Next Monday,
https://nitter.cz/EU_Commission
will deliver🥉bronze🥈silver and🥇gold awards to companies and researchers that led innovative initiatives for
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23ProductSafety
.
📌Tune in at 10:30 CET and watch the 2023
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23EUProductSafetyAward
ceremony 🏆
➡️
https://product-safety-awards.woogie.tech/main-stream

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Consumer/status/1733081860060692661#m

[2023-12-08 11:11 UTC]

Today 11 major e-commerce platforms signed the new
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23ConsumerProtection
Pledge, committing to:
🚧Safe products sold on their platforms
🛒Simpler ways for consumers to cancel or withdraw from a contract
⭐️Transparent & reliable reviews
➡️
https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/policies/consumers/consumer-protection-policy/consumer-protection-pledge_en

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Consumer/status/1730254746961727553#m

[2023-11-30 15:57 UTC]

.
https://nitter.cz/EU_Commission
is putting forward a proposal to update the EU
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23PackageTravel
Directive.
What are the key changes being proposed?
How would they benefit package travellers?
Find the answers in our FAQ 👇

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Consumer/status/1729830674725515498#m

[2023-11-29 11:52 UTC]

How to ensure fairness & safety for consumers in the digital world? 🌍
Join us online for our annual event!
📅Thursday 30 November
🕒9:00 - 13:00 CET
🎦Livestreaming will be available here
➡️
https://commission.europa.eu/events/3rd-annual-digital-consumer-event-2023-11-30_en
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23digitalfairness4consumers
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23ProductSafety

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Consumer/status/1729529188447588623#m

[2023-11-28 15:54 UTC]

https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23BlackFriday
shopping tip from
https://nitter.cz/EU_Consumer
&
https://nitter.cz/GovCanHealth
Check who you are buying from BEFORE buying children’s products online!
Learn more ways to protect yourself online with these tips➡️
https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate/#/screen/pages/tips
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23ProductSafety

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Consumer/status/1727971062967664685#m

[2023-11-24 08:43 UTC]

💻Planning to buy children’s products online?
Learn about common product safety issues and how to avoid them here➡️
https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate/#/screen/pages/keepingChildrenSafe
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23ProductSafety

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Consumer/status/1727245280498622669#m

[2023-11-22 08:39 UTC]

On
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23WorldChildrensDay
a reminder to always do your research BEFORE buying children’s products online.
If it’s listed as an unsafe product on the EU Safety Gate website, don’t buy it!
➡️
https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23ProductSafety

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Consumer/status/1726518994931175542#m

[2023-11-20 08:33 UTC]

📅New EU rules on
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23ConsumerCredit
enter into force on 19 November.
🤔How will these new rules benefit consumers?
✅better structured pre-contractual info for easier comparison of products
✅stronger assessments of credit-worthiness to better protect consumers
1/2

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Consumer/status/1725540948459847818#m

[2023-11-17 15:46 UTC]

R to @EU_Consumer: ✅better #ConsumerProtection from buy-now-pay-later schemes

✅No more ads with misleading messages like “this credit will improve your financial situation”

Read more about the new rules here ➡️https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/mex_23_5867

#ConsumerCredit 2/2

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Consumer/status/1725540951580373022#m

[2023-11-17 15:46 UTC]

Since June this year, consumers can claim their rights through EU-wide collective redress actions.
Today
https://nitter.cz/vzbv
put this new tool to use & launched its first collective action against
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23Vodafone
.
A decisive step for consumer rights in 🇩🇪 and 🇪🇺!
https://www.vzbv.de/pressemitteilungen/unzulaessige-preiserhoehungen-vzbv-verklagt-vodafone

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Consumer/status/1724428885801009240#m

[2023-11-14 14:07 UTC]

RT by @EU_Consumer: .@EU_Commission has adopted its 2024 Work Programme, setting out the list of actions we plan to take next year.

Find out more about what we have in store for 2024!
➡️https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_4965

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Justice/status/1714648946407075903#m

[2023-10-18 14:25 UTC]

🤔Ever had a problem with a trader but didn't take action because it didn't seem worth the hassle?
To make it easier & faster for consumers to solve problems with traders, we are proposing to reform EU rules on out-of-court dispute resolution.
➡️
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_5049

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Consumer/status/1714295635523129421#m

[2023-10-17 15:01 UTC]

RT by @EU_Consumer: Thanks to the EU's #DataProtection rules, you can uncover the information companies keep about you.

Take control of your digital life! 🕵️‍♀️

Find out how: https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/reform/rights-citizens/my-rights/how-can-i-access-my-personal-data-held-company-organisation_en

#GDPR #PersonalData

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Justice/status/1698719478127747418#m

[2023-09-04 15:27 UTC]

RT by @EU_Consumer: It’s time to look ahead. To #SOTEU 2023.

On 13 September at 09:00 CEST, President @vonderleyen will deliver her much-awaited State of the Union address.

Tune in to find out what we have planned for the year ahead and be part of this important moment in democracy.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Commission/status/1699324052169482319#m

[2023-09-06 07:30 UTC]

The deadline to apply for
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23EUProductSafetyAward
2023 has been extended.
Companies & researchers you have until 29 September.
Application is quick & easy - just answer a few simple questions.
Seize the opportunity to get recognition for your work on
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23ProductSafety
!

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Consumer/status/1700056387294822710#m

[2023-09-08 08:00 UTC]

RT by @EU_Consumer: With the unity and strength of 27 countries, we once again achieved great things together.

And the future holds even more.

📌 Tune in here on 13 September for President @vonderleyen’s live speech for #SOTEU to find out the political agenda for the year ahead.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Commission/status/1701244202674487771#m

[2023-09-11 14:40 UTC]

Thank you
https://nitter.cz/Europarl_EN
for adopting the new
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23ConsumerCredit
Directive.
These new rules will provide a high level of
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23ConsumerProtection
for consumers taking out credits online, e.g. Buy-Now-Pay-Later schemes or short-term, high-cost loans.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EU_Consumer/status/1701542799034679749#m

[2023-09-12 10:26 UTC]