Category: Consumer Protection
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Why Europe’s Digital Fairness Act Worries Online Retailers
Online sellers across the single market are bracing for the Digital Fairness Act, the consumer-protection…
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New EU Packaging Rules Reach Shoppers as August Deadline Hits
Brussels: The European Union’s new packaging rules take effect across all 27 member states on…
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Dark Patterns and Addictive App Design Face a New EU Crackdown
Tallinn: Every European who has struggled to cancel an online subscription or watched a countdown…
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Stricter Safety Data Rules Now Govern Europe’s Food Additives
Parma: The scientists who decide what may go into Europe’s processed food have rewritten the…
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Shoppers Feel the First Bite of Europe’s New Packaging Rules
New packaging rules that touch almost every parcel, bottle and box sold across the European…
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Flight Delays Win Faster Payouts as Passenger Rights Get a Rework
Lisbon: Travellers stranded on the concourse at Humberto Delgado airport have long known the frustration…
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Stricter Chemical Limits Reach Toy Shelves as Full EU Rules Bite
Nuremberg: Home to Europe’s largest toy fair, this Bavarian city has watched its signature industry…
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Regulators Sharpen Green Claims Rules Before September
Brussels: The European Union is tightening its rules on green claims, with a bloc-wide ban…
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Vague Green Labels Face a Ban as New Consumer Rules Bite
Copenhagen: Shoppers reaching for a bottle stamped climate neutral or a shirt sold as eco-friendly…
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Europe’s Right to Repair Rules Take Effect Today
Brussels: A four-year countdown ends this week. From 31 July 2026, consumers across the European…
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Digital Fairness Act Sets Out to Curb Manipulative Design Online
Brussels: The Digital Fairness Act climbed the European Union’s agenda this month as the European…
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Toxic Chemicals Trigger a Wave of EU Product Recalls
A wireless speaker bought online for a handful of euros can now trigger an EU-wide…
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Flyers win faster payouts under revamped EU passenger rights
Lisbon: After more than two decades of the same rulebook, travellers stranded by cancelled and…
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Streaming Subscribers Gain a Firmer Right to Cancel in the EU
Vienna: A dispute over an Austrian television subscription has handed streaming customers across the Union…
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Repair Becomes Europe’s Default as New Fixing Rules Take Hold
Kraków: In the repair cafés that dot this Polish city, volunteers who mend toasters, kettles…
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Dark Patterns Face a Reckoning in the Digital Fairness Act
Manipulative website design, disguised advertising and apps engineered to keep users scrolling are about to…
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Chemical Hazards Drive a New Wave of EU Product Recalls
Stockholm: A cheap keyring toy and a jar of skin cream rarely make headlines, yet…
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Digital Fairness Act Aims to Curb Dark Patterns and Subscription Traps
Brussels: The European Commission is sharpening a set of digital fairness rules aimed at the…
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Toy Safety Standards Reach Deeper Into Online Sales
Nuremberg: The rules that keep dangerous toys off European shelves are being rewritten for the…
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Europe’s Digital Fairness Push Takes Aim at Addictive Apps
Brussels: The next clash between Europe and Big Tech will not be fought over market…
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Vague Green Claims Face a Hard September Reckoning in Europe
Copenhagen: Shoppers who have grown weary of packaging promising “climate neutral” yoghurt and “eco-friendly” trainers…
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Air Passengers Gain Faster Payouts as Europe Overhauls Its Rules
Malaga: Travellers who lose hours to a delayed departure will soon find it easier to…
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Why Europe’s Biggest Online Fine Targets Product Safety
Brussels: The European Commission has fined AliExpress 550 million euros for breaching the Digital Services…
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Food Additive Approvals Face Tougher Evidence Tests in Europe
Turin: Companies that want to sell food additives in Europe now face a tougher climb,…