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🌍🍽️ A better food & farming system is possible! The upcoming EU Vision must support farmers in transitioning to climate resilient, nature friendly farming while ensuring healthy, sustainable food for all. Commissioner @CHansenEU : Let’s get this right!

🚨 One week to go! The @EU_Commission is about to unveil its Vision for Food & Agriculture. This will shape the coming years—so it must deliver real solutions for farmers, nature & consumers. #GoodFood4EU What should be in it? Our letter:

At a @EU_Commission workshop today to discuss new guidelines on abuse of dominance cases in competition policy, BEUC will support the approach taken by the Commission which could speed up cases and make enforcement more effective. More below: ⬇️

Read more about our position on the Mercosur Trade Agreement ⤵️

Collective purchase campaign for heat pumps (offering lower prices) is now underway in Italy organised by @Altroconsumo as part of #CLEARHP project! Heat pumps have grown a lot in 🇮🇹 but demand slowed in 2023, mainly due to reduced govt. incentives. More:

Rumoured to be ditched from @EU_Commission's #WorkProgramme the Open Finance Regulation #FIDA is now back on! It'll allow consumers to selectively share financial data, enabling innovative services. But strong safeguards are key. Our recommendations :

The EU Commission's 2025 work programme scraps key consumer-relevant files like AI liability, e-privacy and rail passenger rights. The Commission must not listen to industry interests only and must make consumer protection a priority. Our reaction:

Our 🇩🇪 member @vzbv has looked into tracking & profiling ads in a new report. They are calling for a new EU law that 🛑bans 🛑 these practices altogether, as they lead to manipulation, discrimination & loss of trust for consumers. More ⬇️

Emmanuel Macron, Narendra Modi, Antonio Guterres, ‼️ BEUC's @arcapde ‼️...all on stage for the official photo at the #AIActionSummit in Paris. 😉

Every day should be Safe Internet Day, especially for our little ones🚸! They are too exposed to privacy-intrusive, addictive or manipulative designs. Children need the EU to: 1⃣ enforce its existing digital laws 2⃣ tackle addictive & manipulative design The🕓is ticking...

BEUC's @arcapde interviewed by @FRANCE24 at the #AIActionSummit in Paris this afternoon 🫵 While AI can open up lots of opportunities, legislation and its enforcement are crucial to make sure consumers are not left defenceless when they are harmed.

BEUC is at the #AIActionSummit in Paris today & we're organising an official side event tomorrow! Our message is that AI opens up exciting opportunities but there must be guardrails to protect people & action to ensure healthy competition in the sector.

Consumers are footing the bill for 86% of payment fraud losses costing them a staggering €1,835 on average. As EU legislators begin to finalise payment services legislation, we say it's time to tackle fraud at a systemic level in our new factsheet:

On Monday, EU Parliament AGRI members will debate on the Commission's proposed amendments to the Common Market Organisation Regulation with @CHansenEU. We have just published our reaction with our thoughts on what's needed for a fair food chain: 👉#CMO

RT @hadjipantela: Είχα μια εποικοδομητική συνάντηση στις Βρυξέλλες με στελέχη της Ευρωπαϊκής Οργάνωσης Καταναλωτών @beuc: την Anna Martin,…

Italian consumer group @Altroconsumo found toys on sale in July 2024 on Temu that fell apart far too easily or didn’t come with instructions or warnings. Not good enough, Temu!

Next week is the #AIActionSummit & BEUC will be there! 💪 We're also organising an official side event with leading policy-makers, regulators & civil society to discuss how to make sure AI is accountable and there is healthy competition in the sector.

Thank you to the @EMA_News for inviting us to collaborate on this video!