The European Online Games, Social Media and Mobile Application sector has grown substantially in recent years and children are exposed to increasingly sophisticated marketing techniques online which are often outside the purview of existing regulatory frameworks. This study aims to provide a...

This study about legal and commercial guarantees, funded by the European Union in the frame of the EU Consumer Programme (2014-2020), looks at the extent to which sellers are aware of, and comply with, relevant EU legislation; the way in which legal and commercial guarantees are communicated to...

The European Commission has requested the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), Council of Europe to conduct a study by collecting and providing data on the functioning of judicial systems in the EU member States. This study is based on the facts and figures collected,...

The key objective of this multi-method, exploratory study was to investigate advertising and marketing practices in online social media (OSM) from the perspective of consumer behaviour and consumer protection. It aimed to identify and assess commercial practices in the context of OSM that could...

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...

Dieses im Rahmen des Programms „Voneinander Lernen“ veranstaltete Seminar fand am 13.-14.Juni in Stockholm statt und befasste sich mit den Auswirkungen von Steuersystemen auf die Gleichstellung von Frau und Mann. Im Mittelpunkt standen das in Schweden bereits 1971 eingeführte...

Company Law comprises the legislation that regulates all the procedures related to creation, registration, operation, governance and dissolution of companies. The purpose of EU rules in this area is to: Enable businesses to start a business within the EU Provide protection for shareholders and...

Das Seminar fand am 20.-21.Oktober 2016 in Brüssel statt und widmete sich bewährten Verfahren, um gegen Einkommensunterschiede zwischen Frauen und Männern anzugehen. Auch wenn in einigen EU-Staaten Fortschritte erzielt wurden, besaß das Seminar angesichts der tief verwurzelten Problematik...

The study examines the incidence of vulnerability across the EU28 and Iceland and Norway, and the factors explaining any observed vulnerability. The study uses a range of information sources (literature review, stakeholder interviews, consumer survey and consumer experiments in five countries)...