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🌍🏡Project alert: Transforming Europe's Homes for a Greener Future! The journey to net-zero involves more than just new buildings; it’s about revolutionizing our existing homes. With 85% of EU buildings constructed before 2000 and 75% with poor energy efficiency, the challenge is significant. But there's hope! Euroconsumers’ members, Deco Proteste, OCU, and Altroconsumo, are supporting the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive through the innovative HORIS project LIFE HORIS. These digital one-stop shops provide consumers with comprehensive information on renovations and retrofits, simplifying the path to energy-efficient homes. Discover how we’re making energy-efficient renovations accessible and driving Europe towards a sustainable future. 🔗 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eSZC6sGE  #LIFEproject #LIFEprojects #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergyEU CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency Institute for European Energy and Climate Policy Foundation (IEECP)

🌍 Fostering Sustainable Development: A Shared Responsibility 🌿 Encouraging brands to engage in sustainable product development significantly boosts consumers' perception of shared responsibility. When brands lead in sustainability, they inspire consumers to follow, creating a powerful cycle of positive impact. More eco-friendly products, transparent sustainability practices, and stronger brand-consumer partnerships can make sustainability the norm. Together, we can drive meaningful change. 🌱💪

Congratulations to Ursula von der Leyen on her re-election! We are triggered by her call for a new approach to competition policy: "I believe we need a new approach to competition policy, better geared to our common goals and more supportive of companies scaling up in global markets - while always ensuring a level playing field. This should be reflected in the way we assess mergers so that innovation and resilience are fully taken into account. We will ensure competition policy keeps pace with evolving global markets and prevents market concentration from raising prices or lowering the quality of goods or services for consumers." 🗣 For Euroconsumers it is clear: the way we organize competition and our internal market will define the future of the European Union and its citizens. However, this is not just about supporting companies, but equally about promoting strong consumer protection. And it is about ensuring fair yet solid competition, both internally and globally. Ensuring that consumers have access to high-quality goods and services at fair prices is paramount when more and more are struggling with affordability. Check out this insightful video of Marco Pierani discussing the intersection of industrial policy and consumer protection in our latest Start Talking. 📹👇

🌟 Welcome Arnaud to the team! 🌟 We are excited to announce that Arnaud Massaert has joined us as our Digital Excellence and Innovation Manager! With a strong background in digital organizations, Arnaud is passionate about empowering people and improving the market. He aims to leverage the latest digital trends in our product strategies to meet consumer needs. Join us in giving Arnaud a warm welcome!

Big News Alert! 🚀 Euroconsumers made it into the latest edition of The Parliament 🎉📰 Our article spills the beans on the Euroconsumers’ Election Fever Report, covering Belgium, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. This isn’t just any survey – it’s a deep dive into what citizens really think and feel about the EU. Despite the love-hate drama between the EU and its citizens, the report shows we’re all dreaming big for the future. Want to know more? Check it out and get the inside scoop! 🔗 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eaU2Uiuq

🥁 And that's a wrap! Thank you for joining us today for our #StartTalking webinar where we discussed the decision Europe is facing and what this means for consumers. Be sure to catch up on the event summary below, and remember, you can rewatch the webinar anytime by clicking here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eUY4Yzif 🗣 “My concern is that if we lose sight of consumer welfare as the primary or a significant benefit of the EU single market, we risk losing an easily measurable benchmark. Without this focus, policy could become more opaque and harder to evaluate effectively." - Stefano da Empoli, President, I-Com, the Institute for Competitiveness 🗣 "To have a proper market, there must be effective and free consumer demand, along with the possibility of choice in a competitive environment. We fully support implementing an industrial policy in Europe." - Marco Pierani, Director Public Affairs & Media Relations, Euroconsumers 🗣 "We've seen a lack of focus on infrastructure; the commission has built a house and the regulatory framework around it, but they haven't concentrated on the foundations. We believe the priority, needs to be on infrastructure and supporting the telecom sector." Darren Ennis, leads Vodafone Group’s EU affairs team & is Head of its Brussels office. 🗣 "There are many puzzle pieces; it's not just one thing to enable digital transformation, which is critical. Addressing all of them, in partnership with the private sector, public sector and consumer organizations, is the way we do it. We do it together" - Dr. Kim Watts, Senior Policy Manager, American Chamber of Commerce to the EU (AmCham) 🗣"Let's indeed, address the fragmentation that still exists; to level the playing field and take up Mr. Letta's recommendations regarding the single market, governance, and enforcement. All of these are really important to make the best of our single market." @Erik Berggren, Senior Adviser, Legal and Economics Department, BusinessEurope We #StartTalking, but you continue the conversation 😉 Thank you to everyone who joined us! ☀We are taking a break for summer but will be back with another webinar in September! 

🔔 Europe at a Crossroads: Is Letta’s Way the Right Way? 🔔 📅 Start Talking Next Thursday 11/07 Europe is at a critical juncture! How we organize competition and the internal market will shape the future of the EU... and its citizens.  With big investments needed for the green transition, defense, infrastructure, and consumer budgets stretched thin, delivering affordable goods and services is crucial. At the same time global trade as we know it, which has made Europe prosperous for decades, is being reshaped. Join us next Thursday as we #StartTalking about i.a. the Letta report, "Much More Than a Market." We'll dive into what’s being proposed to ensure Europe’s resilience and what it means for consumers: – The risk of Europe stagnating while the US and China advance. – Investment challenges and their implications. – Competitiveness versus consumer protection, resilience versus protectionism – The role of consumers in our single and global market.

✈️ Kick-off 'Not Without My Hand Luggage' Campaign! ✈️ Calling all travelers! Euroconsumers is taking action against unfair hand luggage fees. After Spanish authorities fined several airlines for this practice, we're demanding refunds from Ryanair, EasyJet, Wizzair, Vueling, and Volotea. This week, our Belgian team, Testaankoop was at the airport in Brussels informing passengers of their rights. Similar efforts are happening across Portugal (Deco Proteste), Spain (OCU, and Italy (Altroconsumo). 🌍 No more surprise fees—just fair skies! Let's get those refunds rolling! 💸 #NotWithoutMyHandLuggage 🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/emVuAU_t Ryanair - Europe's Favourite Airline, Wizz Air, easyJet, Vueling Airlines, Volotea

📢 Today is the day! Join us for our #StartTalking webinar at 15h CET. Meet our last two speakers: Erik Berggren, Senior Adviser, Legal and Economics Department, BusinessEurope and Darren Ennis who leads Vodafone Group’s EU affairs team & is Head of its Brussels office. Together we will discuss the challenges Europe is currently facing. How we organize competition and the internal market will shape the EU's future. The next five years will bring critical economic policy decisions – but what will they mean for consumers? Join us here: https://lnkd.in/eUY4Yzif

🌟 Don't forget! Join us tomorrow for an exciting new #StartTalking webinar! We’re pleased to introduce two more speakers who will be taking the stage: First up, we have Marco Pierani, Director of Public Affairs & Media Relations at Euroconsumers. Marco will dive into Europe's critical juncture and how we can shape the future of the EU, drawing from his extensive experience in consumer advocacy. Next, we’re excited to have Dr. Kim Watts, Senior Policy Manager at the American Chamber of Commerce to the EU (AmCham). Kim will explore among other things, the Letta report, "Much More Than a Market," and discuss what it means for Europe’s resilience and consumers. Join us for this engaging session and gain valuable insights from Marco, Kim, and our three other esteemed speakers! 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eUY4Yzif