The study analyses existing rules and current practices of public innovation procurement in a large set of countries and provides examples of good practices for concrete procurement activities. This executive summary presents general lessons from nine case studies of innovative procurements, and...

This study developed a methodology to assess revealed personal consumer detriment that robustly measures and quantifies the incidence and magnitude of detriment at EU and national level, taking into account both pre- and post-redress financial detriment and non-financial detriment such as time...

The overall purpose of this Behavioural Study on the Transparency of Online Platforms is to understand the impact of enhanced transparency on consumer trust and behaviour in searching and selecting goods and services on online platforms in three specific areas: Area #1: The general criteria used...

The study had a threefold objective: Collecting data and evidence, testing a range of remedies to improve consumer decision-making and interest in cross-border offers, and estimating savings consumers could make. The preparatory phase involved the collection of qualitative and quantitative...

The present report was based on data collected within the scope of a wider investigation that feeds into one of the Commission’s top priorities: to create a borderless Digital Single Market (DSM) across Europe. The Commission’s DSM strategy for Europe, announced on May 6, 2015, aims to...

Das Barometer zu den Verbrauchermärkten 2016 bietet auf der Grundlage von Daten, die im Jahr 2015 erhoben wurden, einen Überblick darüber, wie die Bürgerinnen und Bürger der EU die Leistung wichtiger Waren-und Dienstleistungsmärkte der Verbraucher beurteilen. Das Barometer dient zur...

Verbraucherbarometer sind ein wichtiges Instrument zur Überwachung der Lage der Verbraucher im Binnenmarkt und enthalten Informationen, die auf nationaler und auf europäischer Ebene in vielfältige Bereiche der Politik einfließen. Sie sind insoweit einzigartig, als sie Trends unter...

The promotion of employment in household services in the European Union is one measure to increase activity rates. While the current EU employment strategy focuses on the need to achieve and sustain higher rates of economic and employment growth, the policy approach also emphasises the...