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23/09/2022 15:00 | Press release Informal Meeting of Consumer Protection Ministers On Friday, September 23, ministers responsible for consumer protection met in Prague. During the meeting they discussed strengthening the enforceability of consumer law and the current challenges that European consumers have to face. The issue of protecting Ukrainians as vulnerable consumers was also part of the discussion.

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23 September 202215:00

Informal Meeting of Consumer Protection Ministers





On Friday, September 23, ministers responsible for consumer protection met in Prague. During the meeting they discussed strengthening the enforceability of consumer law and the current challenges that European consumers have to face. The issue of protecting Ukrainians as vulnerable consumers was also part of the discussion.


„Managing the challenges and overcoming the crisis will require maximum effort of all of us. In this spirit, we looked into possible solutions in the field of consumer protection policy and law during our discussions with other ministers,” says the Minister of Industry and Trade Jozef Síkela.

An effective consumer protection policy makes a significant contribution to the proper functioning of the single market, as consumer protection rules and their enforcement have a considerable potential to improve the market environment and thereby stimulate the entire economy.

A key aspect to reinforcing consumer rights and ensuring the proper functioning of the market is market surveillance and the enforceability of consumer rights when exercising them, including cross-border enforcement. „My colleagues and I agreed that just as businesses have the right to sell products and offer services to all consumers in the single market, consumers should be able to effectively assert and defend their rights against these businesses, regardless of where they are located” says Minister Síkela.

Another challenge faced by consumers and society that significantly affects the market is Russian aggression against Ukraine. Consumers are exposed to economic uncertainty, which is reflected in a declining demand. It is estimated that the decline in sales will continue next year. Falling demand causes a drop in merchants sales and a slowdown of the economic growth. At the same time, we have to deal with the consequences of the energy crisis, which has major economic impacts on households and businesses.

„We realize that without the help of governments, citizens cannot manage this situation by themselves. That's why we discussed with other colleagues responsible for consumer protection how necessary it is to protect consumers from rising energy prices” adds the Minister, saying that help must be quick, effective and efficient. It should primarily reach those who need it most.

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Presidency press release - Informal meeting of consumer protection ministers in Prague (Czech Republic), 23 September 2022


An informal meeting of ministers responsible for consumer protection was hosted by the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU on 23 September in Prague. During the meeting ministers discussed strengthening the enforceability of consumer law and the current challenges that European consumers have to face. The issue of protecting Ukrainians as vulnerable consumers was also part of the discussion.

Read the full text of the press release in EN, FR and CZ.


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● General Secretariat   23/09/2022 16:04 | Press release | Forward look: 26 September 2022 - 9 October 2022   Overview of the main topics and events at the Council of EU and European Council for the coming fortnight. Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 26 September 2022 EU agriculture ministers will meet in Brussels to discuss the situation of agricultural production and logistics in Ukraine and transport routes to the EU. For this discussion they will be joined by Mykola Solsky, Ukrainian Minister for Agrarian Policy and Food. Ministers will moreover exchange views on fishing opportunities for next year, including on fish stocks shared with the United Kingdom and EU-Norway annual consultations for 2023. Read more Competitiveness Council (Internal market and industry), 29 September 2022 Competitiveness ministers responsible for internal market and industry will meet in Brussels to discuss the single market emergency instrument (SMEI) and the ecodesign for sustainable products regulation (ESPR). Read more Extraordinary Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Energy), 30 September 2022 EU energy ministers will aim to reach a political agreement on a proposal for a Council regulation on an emergency intervention to address high energy prices. Read more Economic and Financial Affairs Council, 4 October 2022 The Council will discuss the economic situation and high energy prices. It will aim to agree its position on the REPowerEU proposal. It will also approve conclusions on climate finance ahead of COP 27. Read more Informal meeting of heads of state or government, Prague, 7 October 2022 EU leaders will mainly focus on the following three topics: Ukraine, energy and economy. Read more Other events Eurogroup, 3 October 2022 Meeting of the European Political Community, 6 October 2022 Indicative calendar of meetings under the Czech presidency (1 July - 31 December 2022)

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Competitiveness Council (Internal market and industry), 29 September 2022

Agenda highlights


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Single market emergency instrument (SMEI)

Ministers will kick off with a policy debate on the upcoming proposal for a single market emergency instrument (SMEI), which the European Commission presented on 19 September 2022.European Commission proposal for a regulation establishing a Single Market emergency instrument and repealing Council Regulation No (EC) 2679/98
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Ecodesign regulation

Ministers will have a policy debate on the proposal for ecodesign for sustainable products regulation (ESPR), which was presented by the European Commission in March 2022.

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Also on the agenda

Under AOB, the German delegation will inform ministers on a proposal for a ‘European Alliance for Transformation Technologies’ and the French and German delegations will present a joint non-paper on securing critical raw material supply.

Over lunch, ministers will discuss the resilience of the single market in the context of the war in Ukraine.


Meeting information

Meeting n°3896
Brussels
29 September 2022
09:30
Preparatory documentsProvisional agenda
Provisional agenda - COR1

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