World news about “Consumer Protection”, including breaking news and archival articles published by euronews.
European retail banking under scrutiny The financial service sector is in the sights of the European Commission. Hinden charges and opaque banking practices… 29/09/2009 - tags: Banking, Consumer Protection, European Union
Daily lost luggage toll in tens of thousandsHoliday time may now be upon us, but shocking new figures released by the European Commission have revealed the… 28/07/2009 - tags: Airlines, Consumer Protection, European Union
More transparency for airline ticketsBuying plane tickets on line can yield the best bargains, but you have to be careful. That is the conclusion from an… 25/05/2009 - tags: Airlines, Consumer Protection
Prizing e-customers’ privacyIn a bid to help empower shoppers in the virtual marketplace, the European Union’s first Consumer Summit has brought… 01/04/2009 - tags: Consumer Protection, Internet
Cosmetic safety keeping up with more than meets the eye: nanotechnologyCosmetics containing nanoparticles — materials on a super-tiny scale — could be banned if there is a risk to human… 24/03/2009 - tags: Consumer Protection, EU Commission, Health
Playing Safe – Towards better controls on toys“Must do better”, is the message to China from the European Commissioner for Consumer Protection, who says Chinese… 25/11/2008 - tags: Consumer Protection, China, Children