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Passenger rights under threat: Member States must urgently fix EU proposals

As negotiations on the reform of passenger rights move full steam ahead, BEUC warns that this legislative train is dangerously off track. The...

Sustainable mobility Transport and passenger rights
Airlines greenwashing: what solutions?

If you’ve been browsing for plane tickets recently, you surely have come across a flurry of claims praising how sustainable flying is. “Compensate...

Unfair commercial practices Consumer information Enforcement
EU tariffs on Chinese electric cars must ultimately lead to more competitive and affordable market for consumers

Today the European Commission has imposed tariffs of up to 38% on imports of Chinese electric vehicles into the EU. For the European Consumer...

Sustainable mobility Competition and sustainability Customs
Dieselgate: Volkswagen agrees to compensate Italian consumers

Italian owners of Volkswagen cars fitted with defeat devices will finally get compensation. This is the outcome of a settlement agreed between BEUC’s...

Sustainable mobility Enforcement
European authorities acknowledge airlines’ greenwashing denounced by consumer groups

Today, the network of EU consumer protection authorities has announced that many airlines operating in the EU have misled consumers about the...

Sustainable mobility Enforcement Transport and passenger rights
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Electric car charging set to become more convenient, especially for fast chargers
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Electric car drivers in Europe will as of 2025 benefit from more charging points, which to date has been a sticking point in the rollout of greener cars. Additionally, new fast chargers will always have to display transparent prices in kilowatt-hours (kWh) and make payment easy. These positive developments will come about following the agreement between the European institutions to improve the law that regulates charging infrastructure, the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation.
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BEUC urges EU member states not to delay the adoption of clean car targets any further
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Due to pressure from Germany, EU member states are delaying the signing off of a new EU law which would eliminate CO2 emissions from new cars by 2035. The request by national politicians to introduce a loophole for cars running on synthetic ‘e-fuels’ in the law runs against the interest of drivers, as it will be much more costly than going electric.
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Disappointing EU plan to cut car air pollutant emissions will confuse consumers
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While electric cars are increasingly popular, petrol and diesel cars will be produced and sold well into the 2030s and driven into the 2040s. Plans unveiled by the European Commission to lower air pollutants from cars do not sufficiently address the emissions caused by new fossil fuel vehicles hitting Europe’s roads in the years to come.
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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