On Monday 12 March, the European ministers for industry were informed of the outlines of the proposed revision of the European legislation on consumer protection – the 'New Deal for Consumers' to be tabled by the Commission on 11 April, the Commissioner for Justice and Consumers, Vera Jourova, announced at the Competitiveness Council.
During talks over lunch, the ministers of the Central and Eastern European countries again called for an end to the double standards practised in the quality...