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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9274

28 September 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/consumers/single market
Cross-border purchases on increase, but online trading still limited to national purchases, Eurobarometer reveals

Brussels, 27/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - The volume of cross-border purchases has increased in the European Union but consumers are still wary of after-sales services and fraud when making a purchase abroad, a Eurobarometer study on consumer protection published on Wednesday by the Commission reveals. According to the study, 26% of EU25 citizens have made at least one purchase abroad during the last twelve months, compared with 12% in 2003 (EU15). Most of these purchases are made when...

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