Press releases

As of Monday 2 May, calling, texting and surfing when abroad will become significantly cheaper thanks to the entry into force of a new EU telecom law. The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) welcomes this price cut.

The car industry in Europe, the US and Japan is still making news headlines with unpleasant revelations. Last Friday, five major car makers announced a recall of 650,000 cars for emission irregularities while other car-makers are being investigated.

NGOs, consumer groups and research organisations have expressed disappointment with the European Commission’s continuing failure to propose adequate measures for the collection and publication of information about nanomaterials on the EU market after a Commission meeting with stakeholders in Brussels on Monday.

New figures out today for the number of hazardous non-food products recalled in 2015 confirm the urgent need to tighten product surveillance rules in Europe. The European Commission received over 2,000 notifications last year. The figures are from the 2015 European Commission Rapid Alert System for No-Food Products (RAPEX). Unsafe children´s toys and clothing top the chart.