SECTORAL POLICIES / Consumers

Presidency Trio for EU Council lays groundwork for a future consumer policy drawing lessons from pandemic

Brussels, 20/10/2020 (Agence Europe)

Consumer confidence in a high level of protection of their rights, the digital transition and the contribution of consumers to the sustainable post-pandemic recovery of the EU are at the heart of a joint paper on ‘Consumer protection in Europe – Lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic’, adopted by the Presidency Trio of the EU Council – Germany, Portugal and Slovenia.

This document was presented and discussed with stakeholder experts on 16 October (European Council day) in view...