BEUC is the umbrella group for 45 independent consumer organisations from 32 countries. Our main role is to represent them to the EU institutions and defend the interests of European consumers. Our acronym originates from our French name, ‘Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs’.
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Today, in an effort to simplify rules and reduce burden for business, the European Commission has proposed weakening EU rules that protect consumers…
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Benedicte Federspiel, former Executive Director of BEUC’s Danish member Forbrugerrådet Tænk and a tireless advocate for consumer rights, passed away...
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Today, Member States reached a deal on the EU Customs reform, which aims to address the surge in non-compliant, dangerous, and low-quality products…
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We welcome the action the European Commission is taking to ensure online marketplaces play by EU rules. It is now very important that the Commission…
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