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Tariffs of energy suppliers are falling but vary greatly, while offers are difficult to find

01 Feb

The tariffs that energy suppliers charge new customers are falling, but they vary considerably among suppliers
EU consumer authorities have found many manipulative practices on websites

30 Jan

The European consumer authorities have found many manipulative practices on commercial websites. This has been revealed by a joint study.
ACM: Takeover media company Talpa by RTL leads to dominant position

30 Jan

The ACM concludes that the proposed amendments of the transaction between the media companies RTL and Talpa are insufficient to remove the concern that the transaction will lead to the creation of a dominant position.
Google to provide consumers with better information after joint action by European regulators

26 Jan

Google will, from now on, inform consumers better about their purchases via Google Store, Google Play Store, Google Hotels or Google Flights.