Mr Neven Mimica, the European Commissioner for Consumer Policy, said: „Enforcement of consumer rights is a priority for me including in the rapidly changing digital environment. I am pleased that this sweep addressed some of the most important issues related to digital content downloads. A year ago over 50% of the websites were not compliant, which is unacceptable. This figure is now down to 20%, and further results are expected. This is great progress but I will continue to fight for improvements.”
This improved protection is the outcome of the so-called „sweep” – an EU-wide screening of websites to identify breaches of consumer law and to subsequently ensure its enforcement.
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