Euroconsumers Forum 2024

Mark your calendars for December 5th in the beautiful city of Brussels! Last year’s edition was defined by the launch of Euroconsumers’ new brand signature and manifesto ‘Empower people, improve the market’. This year’s Euroconsumers Forum will demonstrate our clear commitment to translate this mission and vision into concrete initiatives : Empower people, improve the market - going into action!

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Apple doesn’t play fair!

Apple didn’t play fair. As a big tech player, Apple abused its power to impose up to 30% extra charges on non-Apple music streaming services like Spotify, Deezer, YouTube Music, SoundCloud, Amazon Music, Tidal, and Qobuz through its Apple App Store. This led to higher prices for consumers and unfair competition. Euroconsumers is standing up to Apple's unfair play and launches a class action to reclaim these undue excess fees for consumers.

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Caught in the web: Navigating the digital maze of scams

We rely on the internet to work, shop, bank and socialise. But with this convenience comes a growing threat: cybercrime. Euroconsumers’ latest survey uncovers the hidden realities of scam victims

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Definitely! Maybe? Navigating the curious case of dynamic pricing

Navigating the curious case of dynamic pricing

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Empower people, improve the market.

Gathering five national consumer organisations and giving voice to a total of more than 1,5 million people in Italy (Altroconsumo), Belgium (Test Aankoop), Spain (OCU), Portugal (DecoProteste) and Brazil (Proteste), Euroconsumers is the world’s leading consumer cluster in innovative information, personalised services and defence of consumer rights.

Webinars

Thu November 21 2024 15:00:00 GMT+0200
Sustainability

The heat is on: can consumers warm to heat pumps?

Europe’s ready for a home heating revolution—but demand for heat pumps has taken a nosedive after years of steady growth. Are ...

Thu October 31 2024 15:00:00 GMT+0200
Digital

Refurb rising: how good is as ‘good as new’?

Refurbished goods seem to be everywhere now. Shops and online marketplaces promise new smartphones or laptops that are ‘as good...

Mon September 23 2024 15:00:00 GMT+0200
Economy

Renting consumer “products as a service”: costly gimmick or green dream?

Are consumers ready for the end of ownership? Do they trust companies to look after them and their product and do they actually wa...

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News
21.05.2024

Euroconsumers’ Temu safety tests underpin importance of major ne...

Temu has not just ramped up the speed of online shopping but the volume of unsafe products. Safety tests by Euroconsumers members are supporting a major new DSA complaint to European authorities. ...
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Enforcement
12.12.2024

Ryanair: it’s time to clear the air on hidden fees

Ryanair reimburses Italian passengers for unfair check-in costs - but when will these alleged stealth charges end for Ryanair travelers in other Euroconsumers countries too? ...
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News
09.12.2024

End the endless ticketing add-ons

Consumers booking a show for the festive season or buying tickets as a Christmas gift will pay an average of 11% more in online booking fees. OCU wants this abusive practice to end. ...
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News
27.11.2024

Is dynamic pricing legal? Definitely. Maybe.

Oasis have made dynamic pricing famous, annoying their fans and pushing the practice higher up policy makers’ agendas. As Black Friday approaches, consumers face even more price fluctuations, leavin...
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Enforcement
22.11.2024

Euroconsumers celebrates as OCU wins big with a €179 Million fine fr...

Victory for passengers! After a complaint made by Euroconsumers’ member OCU, The Spanish Consumer Authority just handed Ryanair, EasyJet, Vueling, Norwegian, and Volotea a massive €179 million fin...
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News
22.11.2024

Heat pump roll out needs a rapid restart

Heat pump uptake is stalling. Euroconsumers members are part of the CLEAR-HP project which wants to make the heat pump choice an easy and affordable one. ...
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The other side of early obsolescence: we need to change the way we value what we own

The Right to repair is a welcome move, but that alone won’t solve another major cause of early obsolescence: the fact that many of us are still throwing away products in perfect working order.

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Three letters that will shake up Europe’s auto industry

Europe needs an automotive strategy that is good for consumers, the climate and for industry. That’s why tariffs – if they come – should be complemented by an additional push on electrification, especially in the company car segment. BYD, those three letters that will become so familiar to Europeans this summer, stands for ‘Build Your Dreams’. Europe’s carmakers and politicians need to act now to stop it from Breaking (Y)our Dreams.

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Big Data or Big Brother? Online consumer protection in the age of artificial intelligence

As a result, data is becoming the new oil of our connected society. It should be seen as a reservoir filled to the brim with a precious resource that has the potential of unlocking previously unseen added value. It begs the question: is privacy an outdated concept, or even an illusion, in our digital world?

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Online scams: will AI increase the hidden cost on consumers?

Beyond financial loss, scams can have a profound psychological impact, and this is something that is not talked about enough. While the financial losses and methods of scam delivery often make the headlines, victims are left isolated with feelings of shame, guilt, and decreased trust in their own judgment.

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Towards sustainable food systems: empowering consumers and enhancing food sovereignty in the EU

We need to merge innovation with culinary tradition in order to create a sustainable and inclusive food system for everyone. Engaging in the consumer experience and understanding their reality should be the starting point, but achieving food affordability and security demands multifaceted systemic change.

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GenAI: from shock and awe to get stuck in and solve?

Crudely put, industry, investors and governments are excited about its potential, and keen to stake out an early lead in the space, whilst of course acknowledging risks. Civil society on the other hand is trepidatious. Digital rights organisations have a long understanding of how the products of mass, social, data-driven technology can be used to discriminate and exclude people and diminish human rights and wellbeing.

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From Digital Consumers to Digital Citizens: A New Narrative in the Age of AI

Have we considered how every click, search, and digital interaction contributes to the vast ocean of data without which generative AI and LLMs wouldn't exist? After all, we are not just data points; we are, each of us, the architects of the digital future. The choice of what that future becomes is, and should always be, all of ours.

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Can changes made after 2008 protect us from another financial crisis?

‘As such, the regulator must take firm measures to supervise these financial institutions more vigorously. Banking accidents are not limited to the banking sector. The challenges of our societies require an economy that is solid on its foundations.’

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Our European member organisations are part of the umbrella network of BEUC, the European Consumer Organisation. Together we advocate for EU policies that benefit consumers in their daily lives.

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