BEUC Work Programme 2026

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This proposal presents BEUC’s work programme for 2026. BEUC mission is to contribute to an EU that delivers strong consumer protection, now and in the future, in line with the EU treaties. For BEUC and its members, this means: 1. empowering consumers to make sustainable choices by ensuring that the easiest, most affordable and attractive options across all product and service sectors are sustainable; 2. ensuring that consumers benefit from an open, competitive Single Market, both in the bricks-and-mortar and the digital economy, whilst fully maintaining their autonomy and privacy; 3. protecting and empowering consumers “by default and by design” so that, in an increasingly complex and technological world, they can rely on essential safeguards that always apply and - where possible – automatically; 4. ensuring that consumers benefit from efficient enforcement of their rights, that enforcement authorities can fulfil their mandates effectively, and that consumers have tools to obtain proper redress; 5. protecting consumers well in global markets, through the EU upholding consumer interests in co-operation and trade agreements with non-EU countries; 6. seeking inclusive, transparent and accountable institutions and governance processes that benefit consumers and the broader public interest; 7. promoting a vibrant consumer movement, where consumer organisations represent consumer interests with policy makers and regulators at EU and national level and enable them to get access to justice where necessary. This Work Programme 2026 defines how BEUC will contribute to the following objectives: (1) the promotion of consumer safety, (2) enhancing knowledge of consumer rights, (3) empowering consumers in situation of vulnerability, (4) strengthening the development and enforcement of consumer rights, and (5) integrating consumer interests into the key policy sectors, such as green and digital transition and an economy that works for people.