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BEUC files complaint against TikTok for multiple EU consumer law breaches
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The European Consumer Organisation BEUC has today filed a complaint with the European Commission and the network of consumer protection authorities against TikTok, a video sharing platform extremely popular with children and teenagers. In addition to BEUC’s complaint, consumer organisations in 15 countries have alerted their authorities and urged them to investigate the social media giant’s conduct.
EU should target 1m EV public chargers by 2024, say carmakers, environmentalists and consumer groups
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Carmakers, environmentalists and consumer groups are calling on the EU to set ambitious targets per country for the deployment of electric vehicle charging points. In a common letter today, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), Transport & Environment (T&E) and the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) asked the EU climate, transport, industry and energy commissioners to use this year’s revision of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure law to require 1 million public charging points across the bloc in 2024, and 3 million in 2029.
BEUC welcomes Commission decision on pharma group Aspen cutting cancer drug prices
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BEUC welcomes today’s European Commission decision that renders legally binding commitments by pharma company Aspen to reduce significantly the prices of certain anti-cancer drugs (by on average 73% in Europe for the next 10 years). The decision follows a Commission antitrust investigation opened in May 2017 into whether Aspen breached EU antitrust rules’ ban on dominant companies imposing unfair prices.
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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