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Consumers Forum manifesto on the upcoming European Parliament elections

2024-05-06

As early as June 9, elections to the European Parliament will be held in Poland, and we still don't have information on the final lists of candidates, key issues and matters they want to address on our behalf. In addition to the lack of debates and discussions on important areas to address in the European discussion, we also have no communication on how EU regulations are already affecting the daily lives of consumers in Europe, including consumers in Poland: safety, transparency, competitiveness of products and services.

With elections approaching, we call for strengthening consumer protection policies and effective enforcement of consumer rights, developing sustainable consumerism, making the digital market more transparent, fighting cybercrime, increasing passenger rights in multi-modal transport, making labels for green products more consistent, and further countering greenwashing.

Consumer! In your daily purchasing decisions, your wallet = your vote (you decide every day what brands you amplify with your wallet), which is also important in the context of the MEP elections Your vote = your wallet. Why? Those who represent our interests influence the rules of the market. At the end of the day, these rules affect the development of our economy, our wealth and the range of products and services on the market. One is a citizen (once every 4 or 5 years depending on the type of election), one is a consumer every day.