Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Consumer organizations, businesses and national authorities discuss New Deal for Consumers package

Photo: library

Consumer organizations, businesses and national authorities in charge of consumer protection discussed the EC legislative package called New Deal for Consumers.

Ognian Zlatev, head of the Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria commented that the new mechanism will extend the protection of online buyers. In an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio, Dimitar Margaritov, chairman of the Commission for Consumer Protection explained that a new philosophy of sanctions will be put in place, whereby fines will from now on be calculated as a percentage of the turnover of offenders, rather than a fixed sum. 



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Rositsa Stelyanova

Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association demands a 3% increase in vocational classes

In a letter to Minister of Education Galin Tsokov, the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association expresses concern over the state plan for admissions for the 2025-2026 academic year, in which the number of vocational classes in schools are being..

published on 11/25/24 4:29 PM

Prosecutor’s office is investigating Romanian citizens for illegal migrant trafficking

The Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office has initiated pre-trial proceedings regarding an organized criminal group for the trafficking of migrants, the prosecutor’s office has announced. Evidence was collected during the investigation regarding 16..

published on 11/25/24 2:51 PM
Chief Inspector Zornitsa Shumanova (L)

Domestic violence figures have been growing steadily

The number of crimes committed in the conditions of domestic violence has gone up by 54% since the beginning of the year compared to last year, the Ministry of Interior announced on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. A..

published on 11/25/24 2:36 PM