Press Release: Consumers: Commission sets out 5 priorities for consumer policy in a digital age

EU Consumer Commissioner Meglena Kuneva, in a speech in London set out five priority areas for action for consumer policy in the digital age. These included: a single, simple set of consumer contract laws, the need to reconsider restrictions imposed by suppliers on distribution over the internet, a critical assessment of the use of business models based on geographical discrimination online, clamping down on the 'next generation' of unfair commercial practices that are emerging online; and addressing critical privacy issues, in particular the conditions under which consumers give informed consent for the use of their personal data. The overall aim was to open up the Internal Market through e-commerce to deliver the full benefits to consumers.

European Commission: MEMO/08426: Frequently Asked Questions on E-commerce in the European Union – Eurobarometer results http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/426&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: SPEECH/08/347: Key Challenges for Consumer Policy in the Digital Age http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/08/347&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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