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Six things I’ve learned advocating for European consumers
After 17 years as the Director General of BEUC – The European Consumer Organisation – Monique Goyens bows out this year for a well-deserved retirement. She looks back at her career and shares a few thoughts about lobbying the EU...
Lobbying Hangover: How intense alcohol industry pressure put Commission labelling plans on the rocks
All food and drinks companies in the EU must display ingredients and nutritional information on the label. All? Not exactly. The alcohol industry is exempted…for now. BEUC Senior Food Policy Officer Emma Calvert unveils how official meeting documents prove that...
How reliable is the EU Transparency Register?
Transparency is key to ensure citizens’ trust and accountability of EU institutions. To make it happen, the EU set up the Transparency Register. Yet as the European Ombudsman highlighted in a recent decision about obscure lobbying practices against the Nutri-Score...
To get the best energy deal, do we all need to become experts now?
Getting the best energy deal is easier said than done. Do we now all need to become energy experts, asks BEUC Energy team leader Jaume Loffredo.
Only regulation with teeth can stop the greenwashing of financial products
Lost in a sea of sustainability claims, Julian Müller explains that only regulation with teeth can stop the greenwashing of financial products in this blog.
Why 2023 will be the year of consumer rights enforcement
Some big changes are coming in 2023 that mean that it might be remembered as the year of consumer law enforcement - Alexandre Biard explains more.