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European Consumer Organization
Wheat as a paradigm of modern trade and life?We hope not. It has been proven also by recent investigations of the antitrust authorities of many countries that wheat trade is a substantial monopoly run by a few competitors. They don't care about the kind of food we eat, but just their advantage. They are also the greatest contributors to the diffusion of GMOs in the world. No matter of what some experts say, we just know the obvious: that bees are less and less, that many lands are becoming desert, that even flowers don't smell any more. Enough to be attentive, cautios and active! We are the target of their campaigns. But we are also their master. Just let's take our place!Oil prices are raising.Research on new automotive technologies is late. The result is that we are waiting that the barrel gets to 200 dollars, while nobody tries to stop it. The only alternative seems to be nuclear power. But there are a lot of actions to do. Energy saving is one of those, micro production, efficiency and innovation are others. In the while, a few competitors and governments are tyeing their interests in order to improve the profits of a few against the poverty of the most. We are the target of their strategy. But we are also the master of the market. Let's take our place!Mortgages, Loans, the burnt of savings.These are the causes of the monetary and economic crisis. The governments are focusing their attention to the companies' interests, but they are not supporting families, very often become poor with the illusion of purchasing a house with no idea of the real content of the contracts they signed. We paid the tricks of the contracts, we pay to save the ones that brought us to the breakdown. We were the target of their strategies. We are the master of the market. Let's take our place to get back our moneyEurope is not only an economic community.Europe is not only an economic community. Maybe this is the intention. But the powerful lobbyist are the ones of the companies. The majority of which are not interested to a free market, but only to save their profit and to give us their loss. Europe must be our country, not theirs. We are the target of their policies and marketing strategies. But we are the master of the market and the reason of the birth of the Union. Let's take our place. Let's take our rights.News Stories
LET'S GIVE A KICK TO THE OILthe first european strike of consumers. Our invitation is to spread all over Europe this initiative, by media (press, tv, web), sending press releases at the same time in every country, so lets’ join us!European Consumer Champion: Commissioner Kuneva celebrates Consumer Day with EU award ceremonyCommissioner Meglena Kuneva today presented the first ever EU Consumer Champion award, in the run up to European Consumer Day on 15 March. The top prize went to Finland for a dynamic web-game designed to teach young consumers about their rights and responsibilities as online shoppers. Ireland, UK, Hungary, Estonia and Norway also received special category awards for campaigns which excelled in promoting consumer rights in an innovative and effective way. The European winner was selected from the best national consumer campaigns, which covered topics as diverse as financial services, air passenger rights, SMS loans, online shopping, food information and children as consumers. Commissioner Kuneva will be joined by all of the national winners for an official award ceremony in the Galeries de la Reine (Brussels city centre) this afternoon, where there will be a press point (14.00) and public exhibition of all the campaigns.EU bans sale of non-child resistant and novelty cigarette lightersOn 11 March the Commission Decision banning the sale of non-child resistant and novelty lighters to consumers enters into force. The decision was adopted by EU Member States represented within the General Product Safety Directive (GPSD) Committee on 13 February 2007. The Decision enhances consumer safety by requiring that, as of 11 March, cigarette lighters that are dangerous to children can no longer be sold to European consumers. Placing on the market and importing such lighters was already forbidden since 11 March 2007, giving the industry a year in which to sell off their stocks. Moreover, the Decision requires Governments to ensure that common cigarette lighters placed on the EU market are child-resistant. It also forbids the placing on the market of lighters which resemble objects that are particularly attractive to children (also called "novelty lighters").Turkey's court decides not to close AKPTurkey's Constitutional Court rejected demands to close the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). Six members voted in favor of closing the party. |
