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  • British Banks Win Case on Overdraft Charges 25 Nov 2009 14:50 GMT
    ... Millions of customers hoping for refunds on overdraft ... that it cannot take an appeal to Europe, but Ed Crosse, a litigation partner in ... Supreme Court, referred to another set of consumer protection regulations that could give the OFT the ...

  • EU telecoms reform eliminates uncertainty over internet cookies 25 Nov 2009 12:32 GMT
    ... EU telecoms reform eliminates uncertainty over internet cookies ... internet cookies The new provisions in the European Union Telecoms Reform Package are being welcomed ... Europe vice-president Kimon Zorbas. “The amendment increases consumer protection while not impeding the way the internet ...

  • Morning Money: Where are the jobs? 25 Nov 2009 11:31 GMT
    ... Central bankers see high unemployment through 2012 -- ... discussion draft: prudential regulation of banks and consumer protection. Dodd proposed to create a single federal ... foreseeable horizon.' Mr. Strauss-Kahn, who was visiting Europe this week, added that 'the bigger risk ...

  • New telecoms rules by 2011 25 Nov 2009 11:14 GMT
    ... 2009 -- 11:45CEST Malta, along with other EU member states, will need to introduce new ... approval of the new legislation by the European Parliament. The EU’s telecoms reform package was ... an open and more "neutral" net • Consumer protection against personal data breaches and spam • ...

  • Telecoms package passes final hurdle 25 Nov 2009 09:03 GMT
    ... June ( The package’s original author, the European Commission hailed the Assembly’s decision as a ... win for European consumers. According to the EU executive consumers are set to reap a ... association for online advertisers, “The amendment increases consumer protection while not impeding the way the internet ...

  • EU shuts down 54 sites for consumer law violations 25 Nov 2009 07:53 GMT
    ... EU shuts down 54 sites for consumer law ... and cheat consumers,' said Meglena Kuneva, the European Commission member in charge of consumer protection. reports that of the sites investigated, 70% ...

  • Court ruling due on bank charges 25 Nov 2009 07:50 GMT
    ... The Supreme Court will hand down a judgement ... stop the Office of Fair Trading using consumer protection rules to investigate the fairness of their ... try to take the issue to the European Court of Justice However such a route ...

  • Twitter experiment: 773 days October 24, 2009 25 Nov 2009 01:14 GMT
    ... Oh, and by the way, the credit card ... Credit cards by far had the best consumer protection with minimal financial impact. Also Rob O. ... I've earned several free roundtrip airfares to Europe *and* within the U.S. due to my ...

  • Court ruling on bank charges due 25 Nov 2009 01:12 GMT
    ... Banks await overdraft charges ruling in Supreme Court ... stop the Office of Fair Trading using consumer protection rules to investigate the fairness of their ... try to take the issue to the European Court of Justice However such a route ...

  • Banks await Supreme Court ruling 25 Nov 2009 00:41 GMT
    ... The Supreme Court will hand down a judgement ... stop the Office of Fair Trading using consumer protection rules to investigate the fairness of their ... try to take the issue to the European Court of Justice However such a route ...

  • Nanoparticles a 'new asbestos'? 24 Nov 2009 22:12 GMT
    ... BY ROSSLYN BEEBY, SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT REPORTER Needle-like ... who use them on a daily basis.'' Europe has passed new laws requiring labelling and ... researcher with a European Union project developing consumer protection laws for nanomaterials, has raised concerns about ...

  • European Parliament passes telecoms reforms 24 Nov 2009 13:36 GMT
    ... After two years of wrangling, the European Parliament has formally approved the EU’s telecoms ... package, ushering in a new wave of consumer protection, and quite possibly, operator headaches. , EU Telecoms Commissioner, since 2007, proposes a somewhat ...

  • China Drywall Linked to Corrosion, Health Complaints, US Says 24 Nov 2009 05:16 GMT
    ... drywall imported to the U.S. is linked to ... More than 20 countries and markets in Europe, Asia and Africa banned Chinese dairy products ... led Congress to pass an overhaul of consumer protection laws that toughened the standards on lead ...

  • Twitter experiment: 772 days October 24, 2009 24 Nov 2009 01:34 GMT
    ... Oh, and by the way, the credit card ... Credit cards by far had the best consumer protection with minimal financial impact. Also Rob O. ... I've earned several free roundtrip airfares to Europe *and* within the U.S. due to my ...

  • Viviane Reding Member of the European Commission responsible for Information Society and Media Convergence in the electronic communications markets: challenges for the EU regulatory policies CMT's II International meeting: "Regula 23 Nov 2009 16:32 GMT
    ... Member of the European Commission responsible for Information Society and Media ... the electronic communications markets: challenges for the EU regulatory policies Figures and graphics available in ... introduced. All these provisions, combined with strengthened consumer protection against personal data breaches and spam, will ...


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