People, who don’t receive Christmas gifts ordered and paid online with a card, can get their money back. They can ask their card issuer for chargeback – a tool thanks to which their bank can withdraw the amount from the trader’s bank if the trader doesn’t prove the delivery. The experience of the European Consumer Centre shows that banks are likely to help their clients although they aren’t obliged by law to carry…
From December 1 to 24, a special Christmas calendar for consumers will show how to help protect the life on the planet when shopping. On Facebook and Twitter, the European Consumer Centres Network will issue 25 tips for more sustainable online shopping, travel and gastronomy. The last 25th tip will be a Christmas bonus. At the online held Consumer Day conference held on 1 December under the German EU Presidency, an…
Prague (November 20, 2020) More than one million consumers have used the services of the European Consumer Centres Network (ECC-Net) in its 15 years of existence. Lawyers from 30 countries help consumers resolve cross-border disputes with entrepreneurs from other EU countries, the UK, Norway and Iceland free of charge and provide information on consumer rights in the single market. A record 90,000 people contacted…
At present, according to the declared crisis measures of the Government of the Czech Republic, it isn’t possible to cross national borders unless reasons for any of the exceptions are met. However, is it possible to cancel stays that have already been booked without the need to pay cancellation fees? This question is not so easy to answer, because it always depends on whether you have ordered package travel, or…