A Consumer and Competition Day was held on the 23 -24 April 2017 as part of the Malta Presidency programme at the Radisson Hotel St Julian’s Malta. The focus of the Conference was on the following themes: Digital Skills and Vulnerability, Business Practices in e-Commerce and Enforcement for the Digital Age. The presentations given can…
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AGM Association for Consumer Rights (ACR ) focuses on a National Digitalisation Strategy
The Annual General Meeting of the Association for Consumer Rights held on Saturday 1 April 2017 was an interactive and a keenly debated morning during which the various aspects of Digitalisation, embedded in the European Digital Agenda were presented from a national perspective. The topic, which is high on the Malta Presidency agenda addressed…
Consumer market study on the functioning of legal and commercial guarantees for consumers in the EU
The European Commission commissioned a consumer market study on the functioning of legal and commercial guarantees for consumers in the EU. It examines to what extent sellers are aware of, and comply with, the requirements of relevant EU and national legislation. It looks at the way in which legal and commercial guarantees are communicated to consumers,…
ACR Press release: Unplanned Development on land and sea
The Association for Consumer Rights (ACR) fully supports other NGOs who care for the health of residents, the preservation of the environment and the sustainability of a good quality of life for Maltese citizens. The constant building activities without proper measures to ensure control of dust and noise pollution are not being enforced ….
ACR Press release: Hidden Charges on Car Rentals
There is currently the malpractice from a number of car hire companies in Malta to make unfair profit for their service through many hidden charges. One of them is fuel which the lessee must buy from the service provider whether the client wants to do so or not as otherwise the car is not…
TTIP: State of Play and Future
MEUSAC in collaboration with the Ambassador of the United States to Malta, organized a discussion on TTIP: State of Play and Future . The discussion was introduced by Dr Vanni Xuerb, Head MEUSAC who gave an overview of the current state of play of the negotiations between EU different stakeholder and their counterparts in…
Consultation on the European Pillar of Social Rights
Following President Jean-Claude Juncker’s announcement on the establishment of a European Pillar of Social Rights in September 2015, the European Commission has taken concrete steps to push forward for a fair and truly pan-European labour market. A public consultation is ongoing until the end of this year and its ultimate goal is to stimulate feedback…
A European Sustainable Development Civil Society Forum
EESC Opinion on A European Sustainable Development Civil Society Forum NAT 678
The annual Union work programme for European standardisation for 2016
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee “The annual Union work programme for European standardisation for 2016” INT/738. See the Commission Communication here.
European Accessibility Act
EESC Opinion SOC 572 The European Accessibility Act Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States as regards the accessibility requirements for products and services