Press releases

With today’s vote in the European Parliament, the final hurdle to an upgraded EU payment services law that aims to make payment transactions safer and terminate card surcharges has been cleared.

European consumers should see their personal data better protected when dealing with US companies following a landmark judgement of the EU’s highest court today. The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) wholeheartedly embraces this ruling.

Bundling the forces of consumer groups across Europe, today The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) and its members are calling on the VW Group to provide answers and take quick action to restore trust and repair consumer detriment.

Today, the European Commission has kicked off an action plan to reduce companies’ reliance on banks and diversify their funding sources across the EU’s 28 member states. Part of the package is to stimulate consumers to invest increasingly on financial markets.