04/11/2020 (Agence Europe) – The EU Council formally approved on Wednesday 4 November the political agreement reached with Parliament on Class actions (see EUROPE B12517A15). The future Directive requires Member States to set up a system of representative actions to protect the collective interests of consumers in the event of infringements of EU law. It provides for both cessation and reparation measures. On Parliament’s side, the text has already been validated by the Committee on...