European Union: Consumer Law

Belgian businesses operating online stores must prepare for significant changes to consumer withdrawal rights. New EU-mandated rules introduce strict requirements for online withdrawal functions, including a two-step confirmation process and specific accessibility standards that will fundamentally reshape how e-commerce platforms handle product returns.

Travel platforms face evolving regulatory scrutiny as package travel rules expand beyond traditional tour operators. Product design, marketing strategies, and booking flow decisions now carry significant...

Ο Δείκτης Βιομηχανικής Παραγωγής για τον μήνα Ιούνιο 2026 έφθασε στις 117,6 μονάδες (βάση 2021=100), σημειώνοντας αύξηση 0,3% σε σύγκριση με τον Ιούνιο 2025. Κατά την περίοδο Ιανουαρίου–Ιουνίου 2026, ο δείκτης παρουσίασε αύξησ&

Cyprus introduces significant reforms to its out-of-court financial dispute resolution framework through Law 87(I)/2026, establishing binding decisions by the Financial Ombudsman for monetary compensations up to €20,000. The amendments strengthen debtor protections during mortgaged property disposal procedures while maintaining judicial review rights and introducing new timelines for complaint submissions and debt restructuring negotiations.

Την 1η Ιουνίου 2026 τέθηκαν σε ισχύ οι τροποποιήσεις του Νόμου 87(Ι)/2026 του περί της Σύστασης και Λειτουργίας του Ενιαίου Φορέα Εξώδικης Επίλυσης Διαφορών Χρηματοοικονομικής Φύσεως Νόμου.

Ireland's Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019 has reached full implementation with the commencement of section 18(4) on 13 May 2026, introducing new protections for innocent co-insureds affected by criminal or intentional acts of other policyholders. This final provision requires insurers to conduct individual factual assessments of each co-insured's knowledge and consent before applying criminal act exclusions, fundamentally changing how claims involving fraudulent co-insureds are handled.

The EU's new Product Liability Directive is set to transform consumer protection and business liability across Ireland by December 2026. This final article in a three-part series examines how the modernized...

The European Union's Package Travel Directive, in force since 2018, has undergone significant revision following systemic failures exposed by the Thomas Cook collapse and COVID-19 pandemic. The amended framework introduces strengthened refund mechanisms, harmonised voucher rules, enhanced insolvency protection, and clearer cancellation rights to address gaps that left millions of travelers vulnerable during major disruptions.

European consumer protection law now requires online traders to provide a clearly labeled withdrawal button on their platforms, implementing a structured two-step process that makes it as easy for consumers to exit contracts as it was to enter them.