Press releases

According to new statistics, 2,117 notifications were made to Safety Gate – the EU’s rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products – in 2022.

BEUC and the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) – a network of 77 consumer and digital rights organisations – are concerned about the EU-US ‘joint roadmap’ on artificial intelligence (AI) developed as part of the Trade and Technology Council. Ahead of a public event focused on the roadmap today (16/02), we are calling on policymakers to make sure the roadmap does not interfere with how AI is regulated in either the EU or US.

The US Executive Order published today, which lays the ground for the new EU-US data transfer agreement, is likely still insufficient to protect Europeans’ privacy and personal data when it crosses the Atlantic. The data in question ranges from consumers’ photos to their emails or phone numbers.

EU Member States are following the approach of the European Parliament in not making online marketplaces liable for dangerous products sold online by third-party vendors using their platforms.