Tag: Consumer protection
Habeck’s heating ban causes the number of energy consultations to skyrocket
Download Here Installation of a gas heater Because of the impending installation ban from next year, there is a run on gas and oil heating systems. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The…
Consumer advice center plans class action lawsuit against Eon
district heating Eon customers criticize price increases. (Photo: dpa) Download Here Dusseldorf The consumer advice center considers the price increases by the Essen energy supplier Eon to be illegal. The…
Energy prices: The electricity discounters are back
power strip The lower prices on the energy exchanges are calling low-cost suppliers back onto the scene. (Photo: imago/Jochen Tack) Download Here Dusseldorf Anyone who has been looking for a…
Energy prices: The electricity discounters are back
power strip The lower prices on the energy exchanges are calling low-cost suppliers back onto the scene. (Photo: imago/Jochen Tack) Download Here Dusseldorf Anyone who has been looking for a…
Energy prices: The electricity discounters are back
power strip The lower prices on the energy exchanges are calling low-cost suppliers back onto the scene. (Photo: imago/Jochen Tack) Download Here Dusseldorf Anyone who has been looking for a…
Interest, inflation & Co. – More and more over-indebted people
Download Here Berlin For Marcel Fratzscher, the matter is clear: “Inflation was and is not only far too high, it also affects people with low incomes much more severely,” said…
Baden-Württemberg’s consumer protection minister calls for price increases to be reviewed
Download Here gas meter Falling gas prices are not yet reaching consumers, as many suppliers have stocked up on long-term contracts. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The chairman of the conference of…
Baden-Württemberg’s consumer protection minister calls for price increases to be reviewed
Download Here gas meter Falling gas prices are not yet reaching consumers, as many suppliers have stocked up on long-term contracts. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The chairman of the conference of…
Consumer protection for new banking terms and conditions
Download Here postal bank Since the Federal Court of Justice ruled against Postbank, bank customers have had to expressly agree to a price increase. (Photo: imago images / Cord) Frankfurt…
Food prices: Federal Environment Agency insists on value-added tax
Download Here Berlin weekly market From the point of view of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), fruit, vegetables and grain should be completely exempt from VAT. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The…
Food prices: Federal Environment Agency insists on value-added tax
Download Here Berlin weekly market From the point of view of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), fruit, vegetables and grain should be completely exempt from VAT. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The…
Anger at airlines and railways triggers a flood of complaints
Download Here Canceled flights at Munich Airport The number of dissatisfied travelers with complaints about flight cancellations or delays more than doubled in 2022. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Canceled flights and…
FDP demands review of prices by the Cartel Office
Download Here Berlin The FDP has asked the Federal Cartel Office to review pricing in the district heating sector. The economic policy spokesman for the parliamentary group, Reinhard Houben, justified…
Is your electricity price going up? What experts are now advising consumers to do
electricity meter Part of the electricity consumption will in future be offered at a capped tariff. (Photo: IMAGO/aal.photo) Download Here Berlin, Dusseldorf Electricity and gas suppliers are increasing their prices…
Landlords see rising prices as social explosives
Download Here energy crisis Tenants are not always regularly informed about the amount of their energy costs. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Landlords in Germany have warned of the social consequences of…
Electricity and gas prices will rise sharply in 2023 – market logic or deadweight effect?
Download Here Dusseldorf Many municipal utilities increase their electricity and gas prices significantly at the turn of the year. In Leipzig and Munich, the basic supply tariffs for electricity will…
Call for the cartel office: Is district heating too expensive?
Download Here Berlin Politicians in the traffic light coalition are calling for the Federal Cartel Office to intervene in view of the sometimes drastically increased district heating prices. The Cartel…
Horrendous additional payments and increased deductions alarm politicians
Download Here Berlin Politicians in the traffic light coalition are calling for the Federal Cartel Office to intervene in view of the sometimes drastically increased district heating prices. The Cartel…
Horrendous additional payments and increased deductions alarm politicians
Download Here Berlin Politicians in the traffic light coalition are calling for the Federal Cartel Office to intervene in view of the sometimes drastically increased district heating prices. The Cartel…
Traffic light coalition disagrees about better compensation for train delays
Download Here Standstill at Stuttgart main station The numerous construction sites are the main problem of the railway, as the group admits. As a result, traffic will be slowed down…