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The Keulpaka Institute listed 68 points regarding EU regulations and rights. The list included, among other things, the abolition of roaming fees, the Europe-wide emergency number 112, compensation for flight cancellations, and an EU-wide valid disabled parking card. The institute also mentioned consumer rights such as a minimum two-year statutory warranty and a 14-day right of withdrawal for online purchases, as well as regulations on data protection, product safety, and real-time money transfers. Simplified InvestEU funding procedures and changes in EU agricultural policy were also included on the list. #Verbraucherschutz #EU #Rechte (translated)

The Keulpaka Institute outlined a series of regulations and rights that linked it to the EU. In the area of travel and mobility, it mentioned the abolition of roaming charges, the emergency number 112, rights during delays and cancellations in air traffic, as well as passenger rights for train, long-distance bus, and ship travel. It also referred to protection for package holidays including insolvency protection, the European Health Insurance Card, mutual recognition of driving licenses, a disability parking card valid throughout the EU, cross-border toll payments, and common vehicle standards. This included mandatory safety assistance systems. For communication and digital services, the institute cited the uniform USB-C connector, the requirement for USB-C for new laptops, number portability, transparent mobile contracts, price ceilings for calls to the EU abroad, net neutrality, cross-border streaming portability, and a ban on unjustified geoblocking. It also listed rights and protection guidelines for digital products and services, data portability and the deletion of personal data, as well as transparency in data protection. In online trade, it emphasized marketplace transparency, simpler reporting of illegal content, and measures against hidden additional costs, pre-set paid extras, misleading advertising, personalized pricing, and fake customer reviews. Regarding consumer rights, the Keulpaka Institute listed at least two years of statutory warranty, a 14-day right of withdrawal for online purchases, transparent pricing and basic price indications, as well as protection against unfair contract clauses. It also mentioned an EU rapid alert system for dangerous products, common toy safety standards, improved product safety, cross-border consumer protection, and a European procedure for small claims. In payment transactions, the institute cited the uniform SEPA payment system, cross-border direct debits, equal fees for comparable euro payments, EU-wide real-time transfers, and a fee cap for them. Other examples included the IBAN recipient verification against transfer fraud, limited consumer liability for card misuse, stronger authentication in online banking, increased competition in payment services, comparable bank account fees, and a right to a basic account. In other areas, the institute noted allergen and nutrition labeling, common medicine safety standards, recognition of professional qualifications, cross-border social security coordination, and easier access to cross-border healthcare. It also referred to improved repair rights and an extended liability period after repairs, as well as simplified sustainability reporting obligations, bureaucratic relief for smaller importers, simplifications in EU agricultural policy, and simplified InvestEU funding procedures. #Verbraucherschutz #EU #Rechte (translated)

After the announced cessation of the feminist magazine "Emma," former editor-in-chief Lisa Ortgies publicly confronts Alice Schwarzer and defends her professional qualifications, while old conflicts between the two women flare up again. #Emma #Feminismus #AliceSchwarzer (translated)

Die EU-Kommission plant, das Arbeiten im europäischen Ausland zu erleichtern, indem sie die Nachweisführungen für Sozial- und Gesundheitsversicherungen sowie die Anerkennung von Berufsqualifikationen vereinheitlicht und beschleunigt. #ArbeitenInEuropa #EUInitiative #Berufsqualifikationen