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Energy price shocks are back: Middle East turmoil shows why EU must embrace secure, s...

Common Agricultural Policy: Major overhaul must empower and represent consumer priori...

A new survey of consumers in eight EU countries shows the future Common Agricultural Policy must better reflect consumer expectations about food, farming and affordability....

HORIS One Stop Shops: Empowering homeowners to choose the best energy retrofits

HORIS online One Stop Shops are taking the hard work out of choosing low carbon, sustainable home energy renovations. ...

Tariffs add to consumers’ financial fears

Euroconsumers took the consumer temperature on household finances and upcoming tariffs and found widespread worries...

World Consumer Rights Day: What sustainable choices are consumers making and why?

On World Consumers Rights Day 2025 we ask what’s working and what’s holding back sustainability in consumer decision-making....

Sustainable consumption and production: are we ready for change?

Resetting our production and consumption systems is key to achieving a sustainable economy. But are we ready to make the changes needed in the next five years of the Commission?
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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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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 fluctuatio...

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. ...

OCU fights to ease the olive oil price surge

The price of olive oil in Spain is finally dropping. After OCU’s success in getting VAT cut, it now wants more action to bring down the cost of other basic foods.
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