Press releases

The European Consumer Organisation and Members of the European Parliament from across political ailes1 today called on the European Commission to bring down unjustifiably high costs for calling or texting another EU country.

Today, 12 July, EU and US telecommunications experts issued a clear warning: to ensure investment in broadband and to give consumers high-speed access to the internet, efficient competition has to be guaranteed.

The European Commission today is clearing the way for the transfer of EU consumers’ personal data to the US. However, the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) is disappointed with the agreement that underpins this transfer of data because it does not sufficiently protect EU citizens.

European owners of a VW group car have even more reason to feel misled and unsettled following a test by Italian consumer group Altroconsumo, a BEUC member organisation. The test of an Audi Q5 after the removal of the defeat device revealed that NOx emissions were 25% higher than legal limits allow.