The EU should launch a diplomatic drive for a worldwide ban on the animal testing of cosmetics before 2023, the European Parliament’s…
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Social media (BRUSSELS) – Social media giants, including Facebook and Twitter, are dragging their feet in responding to requests from the EU Commission and national consumer authorities to comply with…
The European Parliament ratified an agreement Tuesday to make it easier for consumers to buy from a website based in another EU country,…
Water (BRUSSELS) – The EU Commission proposed Thursday a revision of the EU Drinking Water Directive, in an effort to improve the quality and people’s access to drinking water, as…
The common testing methodology for dual quality of food, developed by the EU’s Joint-Research Centre, is to be ready in April, European Commissioner…
Cheaper, easier and safer electronic payments should result from the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2), which applies as of 13 January, and aims…
Toys (BRUSSELS) – Legislative proposals tabled Tuesday by the EU Commission would make it easier for smaller companies to sell products across Europe, and strengthen national controls against the sale…
E-commerce (BRUSSELS) – EU finance ministers adopted new rules Tuesday to facilitate the collection of VAT when consumers buy goods and services online, and making it easier for online businesses…
The revised payment services directive, adopted Monday by the EU Commission, is designed to provide consumers with more convenient and innovative payment solutions,…
New EU rules on online shopping, provisionally agreed by the EU institutions Monday, mean that online buyers of goods or services from another…
