Tag: Consumer protection
Food prices: Federal Environment Agency insists on value-added tax
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 debate about…
Food prices: Federal Environment Agency insists on value-added tax
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 debate about…
Anger at airlines and railways triggers a flood of complaints
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 canceled train…
FDP demands review of prices by the Cartel Office
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 this in…
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) Berlin, Dusseldorf Electricity and gas suppliers are increasing their prices across the…
Landlords see rising prices as social explosives
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 the sometimes…
Electricity and gas prices will rise sharply in 2023 – market logic or deadweight effect?
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 more than…
Call for the cartel office: Is district heating too expensive?
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 Office must…
Horrendous additional payments and increased deductions alarm politicians
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 Office must…
Horrendous additional payments and increased deductions alarm politicians
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 Office must…
Traffic light coalition disagrees about better compensation for train delays
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 while demand…
Consumer advocate Ramona Pop is concerned about the preservation of jobs
Berlin The head of the Federal Association of Consumer Organizations (VZBV), Ramona Pop, has warned of permanent damage to the German economy due to the energy price crisis. “It is…
Mortgage financing and inflation: bankruptcy risk for real estate owners?
Construction of single-family houses Berlin The economic consequences of the energy crisis are putting consumers under financial pressure. The historically high rate of inflation is putting a strain on people’s…
Consumer advocates warn against pension insurance with disability protection
retired couple Consumer advocates advise separating wealth accumulation and insurance. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Securing one’s own workforce and making provisions for old age with a single product sounds sensible and…
Only pay on departure – what that means for the passenger
Scoreboard with canceled flights First the pandemic, then staff shortages and finally strikes – flying has become significantly less safe for passengers. This fuels demands to abolish advance payment for…
More complaints about Deutsche Bahn train delays
That was about 50 percent more than in the same period last year (1,653 applications), the facility said at the request of the Handelsblatt. Most complaints concern train delays and…
How Steffi Lemke fights for natural climate protection
Havelberg, Woerlitz Out of the government district in Berlin, into nature in Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt: This is where Steffi Lemke (Greens) is drawn to. The Federal Minister for the Environment,…
How Steffi Lemke fights for natural climate protection
Havelberg, Woerlitz Out of the government district in Berlin, into nature in Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt: This is where Steffi Lemke (Greens) is drawn to. The Federal Minister for the Environment,…
Payment principle for air travel is to be reformed
Hanover Airport With a Federal Council initiative, Lower Saxony wants to abolish the prepayment principle for air travel. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to the Federation of German Consumer Organizations (VZBV),…
Payment principle for air travel is to be reformed
Hanover Airport With a Federal Council initiative, Lower Saxony wants to abolish the prepayment principle for air travel. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to the Federation of German Consumer Organizations (VZBV),…