Brussels, 31/08/2011 (Agence Europe) - The number of EU consumers buying goods and services online has doubled to 40% over the last five years, but the growth has come mainly in countries where e-commerce was already widespread, and shoppers in Southern and Eastern Europe remain much less likely to buy online. MEPs at the European Parliament's internal market and consumer rights committee were presented with these results of a study on the subject on Tuesday 30 August.
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