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Consumer Affairs wants to corroborate that supermarkets pass on the VAT reduction on olive oil to consumers

Consumer Affairs wants to corroborate that supermarkets pass on the VAT reduction on olive oil to consumers

Further requests for information are sent to the main national supermarket and hypermarket chains to check that they pass on the 0% VAT reduction to final consumers.

CNMC fines Booking.com 413.24 million for abusing its dominant position over the last 5 years

CNMC fines Booking.com 413.24 million for abusing its dominant position over the last 5 years

By better positioning hotels with more bookings on Booking.com, it has prevented other online agencies from entering the market or expanding.

ECC-Net calls for more regulation to protect consumers against dropshipping

ECC-Net calls for more regulation to protect consumers against dropshipping

Dropshipping platforms do not always provide full information to consumers and do not always comply with the current online commerce regulations.

Spain modernises the Arbitration System to resolve consumer disputes out of court in a more agile and accessible way

Spain modernises the Arbitration System to resolve consumer disputes out of court in a more agile and accessible way

From now on, the Consumer Arbitration System will be able to resolve disputes between consumers and businesses digitally.

Andrés Barragán, new secretary general for Consumer Affairs and Gambling

Andrés Barragán, new secretary general for Consumer Affairs and Gambling

He is a career civil servant in the Cuerpo Superior de Técnicos Comerciales y Economistas del Estado. Until now he worked at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Enterprise as Deputy Director General of Multilateral Development Banks, IMF and G20.

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