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EU Water Resilience Strategy should mean cleaner and more affordable water for consumers

The European Commission today presented its Water Resilience Strategy, the aim of which is environmental protection, competitiveness and to secure...

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Coca-Cola promises to tackle greenwashing following BEUC complaint

The European Commission announced today that Coca-Cola has agreed to change some of its labelling practices, following a complaint for greenwashing...

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How do European consumers experience the Single Market? Consumer Scoreboard 2025

Every two years, the EU Commission analyses consumer experience and behaviour in the Single Market. The latest edition – the 2025 Consumer Conditions...

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COVID-19 - implications for consumers and BEUC recommendations for policy responses
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COVID-19 - implications for consumers and BEUC recommendations for policy responses
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EU makes bold pledge for resource-friendly consumer goods
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EU makes bold pledge for resource-friendly consumer goods
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Consumer products sold in Europe will become more environmentally friendly, in a bid to better use depleting natural resources. That is the path the European Commission is taking, as announced in its freshly published Circular Economy action plan. The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) applauds the EU Commission’s bold step, which will help deliver greener products to consumers.
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The new European Commission – what consumers expect over the next five years
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The new European Commission – what consumers expect over the next five years
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The top priorities for action by the new European Commission to advance the interests of Europe’s consumers during its five-year mandate have been outlined by The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) in mission letters sent to nine members of the new Commission team.
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Consumers are increasingly willing to buy sustainable products, especially energy-efficient ones, in order to minimise their impact on the environment. All too often though, confusing information and a great variety of industry claims make this difficult. What makes it even more complicated is the lack of enough sustainable products in EU shops and that they are barely identifiable.

  • Improve the sustainability of products by reducing their impact on the environment
  • Give consumers the possibility to make informed and sustainable choices between different products using independent and verified labels (such as the Ecolabel). Unsustainable products to be taken off the market
  • Reduce the carbon footprint of transport in Europe while ensuring consumers benefit from improved information and cost reductions