Strasbourg, 14 November 2017
The European Parliament today adopted an S&D-led report that will strengthen national authorities’ powers to enforce consumer rights. The Consumer Protection Co-operation Regulation established in 2004 set up effective methods of co-operation between public authorities responsible for enforcing consumers’ rights, but the growth in cross-border trade and e-commerce made a reform of the rules necessary.
Olga Sehnalová, S&D MEP and author of the report, said: