SECTORAL POLICIES / Consumers

Commission to propose directive, on 11 April, on harmonised framework for minimum collective redress

Brussels, 04/04/2018 (Agence Europe)

Expected at the European Commission on 11 April, the proposal for a directive - on the protection of consumers’ collective interests against undertakings or major online platforms which deliberately infringe upon their rights guaranteed under EU legislation - is also not expected to be revolutionary.

The proposal, which is part of the “New Deal for Consumers”, will nonetheless establish a harmonised European framework which guarantees implementation of the common principles for...