Consumer Affairs Committee

Consumer Affairs Committee

Profile

The Consumer Affairs Committee takes the lead in monitoring and influencing several consumer-related issues on the EU's agenda. All initiatives share the goal of creating effective and expedient measures to defend and promote the interests of the consumer and to address the fundamental issue of consumer confidence. The committee aims at creating a harmonised balance between industry and the consumer to share the same goal.

Current issues

• Consumer rights

• Consumers at the heart of business

• Unfair commercial practices

• Data privacy and protection (lead by the Digital Economy Committee)

• Collective redress (lead by the Legal Affairs Task Force)

Sectors represented

Useful consumer affairs links

Profile

The Consumer Affairs Committee takes the lead in monitoring and influencing several consumer-related issues on the EU's agenda. All initiatives share the goal of creating effective and expedient measures to defend and promote the interests of the consumer and to address the fundamental issue of consumer confidence. The committee aims at creating a harmonised balance between industry and the consumer to share the same goal.

Current issues

• Consumer rights

• Consumers at the heart of business

• Unfair commercial practices

• Data privacy and protection (lead by the Digital Economy Committee)

• Collective redress (lead by the Legal Affairs Task Force)

Sectors represented

Useful consumer affairs links