EU Consumer Affairs @EU_Consumer@respublicae.eu
Unofficial automated mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ Working for safer and empowered EU consumers. Updates from the European Commission's Justice & Consumers DG. RT, quotes from 3rd parties & links ≠ endorsements.
Joined Apr 2022
RT @dreynders: Every two years, the #EUProductSafetyAward 🏆 rewards businesses that go the extra mile to protect consumers against dangerous products in the 🇪🇺
This year, the award will honour researchers too.
Apply here 👉https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate/#/screen/pages/safetyAward https://t.co/TtfsmAt7aN
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Consumer/status/1668211188109389824
Working on improving consumer product safety?
Companies and researchers can now apply for the #EUProductSafetyAward🏆
Get recognised for your work by the @EU_Commission.
Become a #ProductSafety Champion
👉https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate/#/screen/pages/safetyAward
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Consumer/status/1668196836736155648
We welcome provisional agreement to modernize EU rules for financial services contracts concluded at distance.
This will ensure a high level of #ConsumerProtection for consumers concluding such contracts online, including for new financial services that might come onto the market
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Consumer/status/1666402015906349058
Did you take part in International #ProductSafety Week in November 2022?
🏆If so, then please consider voting for it in the @EUombudsman Awards
📅Submit your vote here before 14 June
➡️https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/event-document/en/168643
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Consumer/status/1665624999028494336
RT @dreynders: Pleased to take part in the kick-off trilogue between @europarl_en & @EUCouncil on new rules to empower consumers in the green transition.
New 🇪🇺 rules will provide tools against greenwashing, planned obsolescence and an access to reliable durability & reparability information. https://t.co/1vBDxymnXn
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Consumer/status/1664312693367488527
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#Throwback to the 2023 European Consumer Summit that took place on 28 March in Brussels.
Interested in the main takeaways of this event on #ConsumerProtection, product safety, and sustainable consumption?
Check out our report ⤵️
https://european-consumer-summit-2023.eu/page-3541
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/dreynders/status/1662086486261366784
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Good news for consumers - after its publication in the EU Official Journal yesterday, the new General Product Safety Regulation #GPSR will enter into force on 12 June and will apply from 13 December this year.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/dreynders/status/1661424141818265611
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Today we are flying the🏳️🌈flag outside @EU_Commission headquarters in Brussels.
We hope one day to achieve a 🇪🇺 #UnionOfEquality where the🏳️🌈flag is welcome everywhere.
Where every single person can live however they want & love❤️whoever they choose.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Justice/status/1658749552151625729
#EuropeDay commemorates the signing of the Schuman Declaration on 9 May 1950.
73 years on, the European Union 🇪🇺 is still going strong!
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Consumer/status/1655832473434210304
🙂Thank you @EUCouncil for adopting a position on @EU_Commission's proposal for a Directive on Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition
💚🛍️♻️
#EUGreenDeal
RT @EUCouncilPress: 🌱@EUCouncil just adopted its position on a directive empowering citizens for the green transition
📌 giving them reliable information about products
📌protecting against misleading advertisement
📌 providing easier ways to recycle or repair
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Consumer/status/1653792435640696832
🙂International #ProductSafety Week is on the list of nominations for an @EUombudsman #EOAward
https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/event-document/en/168643
RT @EUombudsman: We have published the list of 57 nominees for our 🇪🇺 Award for Good Administration 2023!
🗳️ In addition to the overall #EOAward 🥇 and category prizes, we are inviting the public to vote for their favourite project.
Which one do you like best?
👉 https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/event-document/168643?utm_source=some_EO&utm_medium=Twitter_organic&utm_campaign=EOAwards23_PublicVote https://t.co/zQmcbR09vV
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Consumer/status/1653431612904751106
Thanks @EUCouncil for adopting new General #ProductSafety Regulation
This will ensure
☑️protection for EU consumers against dangerous products
☑️swift removal of dangerous products from the market
☑️more effective product recalls
☑️level playing field & clear rules for businesses
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Consumer/status/1650783983863463936
RT @EU_ENV: Good news for EU consumers 🎉
The number of #EUEcolabel products & services keeps growing!
Consumers can now choose from more than 88.045 trusted, eco-friendly products - #ForOurPlanet & for a better #CircularEconomy 🇪🇺
Check out the latest findings 👉 https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/eu-ecolabel-march-2023-statistics-2023-04-20_en
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Consumer/status/1649091156960231427
Good #ConsumerProtection news for Nintendo Switch owners!
@NintendoEurope agrees to repair all controllers affected by Joy-Con Drift
🎮free of charge
🎮even after the legal guarantee & manufacturer's warranty have expired
Read more ➡️https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_2106
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Consumer/status/1643199633408008193
We welcome @europarl_en's adoption of the final text for a new EU General #ProductSafety Regulation.
These updated EU rules will ensure a high level of protection for consumers and a level playing field for businesses.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Consumer/status/1641377596817522690
💶Worried about being able to pay your bills?
🏠Feeling the need to take action to reduce your energy consumption at home?
You’re not alone!
New data shows that the energy crisis has had a strong impact on consumption habits in the EU.
Read more
➡️https://ec.europa.eu/com.../presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_1891
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Consumer/status/1641013829671763968
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Climate action requires joint actions that go beyond the basic legal requirements. Companies must have an active role to play.
I was also pleased to launch the EU’s Sustainable Consumption Pledge with 8 companies that are leading the way towards a sustainable future.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/dreynders/status/1640963742174199808
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Since 2018, #EUSafetyPledge has helped improve the way companies can proactively search for unsafe product listing and act to protect 🇪🇺 consumers.
Yesterday, 11 companies decided to step up their initial commitments and signed up to the #EUSafetyPledge Plus. Congratulations!
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/dreynders/status/1640963544626724866
Unofficial automated mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ Working for safer and empowered EU consumers. Updates from the European Commission's Justice & Consumers DG. RT, quotes from 3rd parties & links ≠ endorsements.
Joined Apr 2022
