On Tuesday 16 March, the EU Consumer Protection Ministers agreed on policy guidelines to implement the EU’s New Consumer Agenda 2021-2025 (see EUROPE B12663A21).
There was a consensus to make the consumer an actor in the post-Covid-19 green and digital transition, to ensure the protection of consumer rights in a digital environment, to protect vulnerable consumers from over-indebtedness and to deepen national consumer protection strategies with all stakeholders.
The Portuguese Minister...