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Member States adopt disappointing position  on extension of EU roaming rules
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EU Member States have reached a position to be able to start negotiations with the European Parliament on an extension of the EU’s roaming rules.

The existing rules expire at the end of June 2022 and are one of the EU’s most recognised successes by consumers. The rules ensure people can use their mobile phones to make calls, send SMS and use data when travelling in the EU for the same price as at home.
EU court ruling to bolster GDPR enforcement and help protect consumer data
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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) today delivered its ruling in a case pitting Facebook against the Belgian data protection authority. This ruling [1] has important implications regarding the enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and should have positive repercussions in the fight to better protect consumers’ personal data.
BEUC chief resumes work in the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance after Commission gives reassurances on process and governance
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BEUC’s representative to the EU’s advisory Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF) - Director General Monique Goyens - has resumed her activities on the Platform. Monique had suspended her participation in April 2021 in protest against the European Commission’s adoption of a Delegated Act which greenwashes unsustainable practices in forestry and bioenergy.
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Pauline Constant, BEUC
Pauline Constant
Director, Communications
Andrew Canning, BEUC
Andrew Canning
Deputy Head of Communications
Oriana Henry
Communications Officer
Sandrine Carpentier
Communications Officer