Heat wave: wind turbines in trouble
According to the Sustainable Environment Federation, the 8,000 wind turbines in the French park are … Read more
Consumption
In the second quarter of 2020, GDP contracted by 13.8%.
Total production of goods and services is falling sharply. The contraction is particularly strong in construction (-24.1% after -12.8%), but the production of goods also falls (-16.8% after -5.6%) and the production of market services also falls sharply (-13.4% after -5.0%) according to INSEE.
Green Deal: European consumption goes green
One of the European Commission’s six priorities is to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Explanations with the European Consumer Centre (ECC) France.
Consumers better protected by Europe
The European Consumer Centre France designated as an “external alert body” to inform national authorities of infringements in Europe.
What Europe has in store for us in 2020
From Brexit to the rights of rail and air passengers and the 15 years of the ECC-Net network, the European Consumer Centre France offers you an overview of new consumer products in Europe in 2020.
Genetic testing : a great gift or an embarrassing Christmas present?
Millions of Europeans have already ordered or even offered a DNA test to someone close to them in order to discover their ethnic origins, find a family member or find out about their predisposition to certain genetic diseases. But it is not without risks.
Tonight we’ll have dinner and sleep at Stanislas High School…
The students of the Bac Pro section and their teachers cooked a gastronomic meal as part of their studies. Others prepared the rooms of the Hotel d’application Botanique. Let’s go!
What if the gifts are not delivered before Christmas?
You have filled your hood on the Internet but a week before Christmas, your gifts are still not delivered. What is the delivery time?
The Metropolis of Nancy pinned by the UFC-Que Choisir
Should the Greater Nancy Metropolitan Area reimburse the tax on household waste to the inhabitants? This is what the UFC-Que Choisir Nancy consumer association wants, which is considering bringing an action before the administrative court.
Giving a gift card in Europe : a good idea for Christmas?
Christmas is approaching and you decide to offer a loved one a gift card from a brand located in another European country. The European Consumer Centre tells us what we need to know.
Digital Europe under construction
Protecting consumers in the digital age is one of the priorities of the new European Commission. Below is the map of real-time attacks.
Odometer handling in Germany: how to minimize risks?
It only takes a few minutes to operate a vehicle’s counter using a small electronic box, easily available on the Internet. The warning from the European Consumer Centre.