Tag: Consumers and consumer protection
This is how the new guarantee should work
Berlin The goodwill is there, but it just doesn’t work: The electric toothbrush is dead as a stone, it’s probably the battery, but the housing can’t be unscrewed. So get…
Traffic light politicians are thinking about regulation
Energy supply is also a service of general interest, said the energy policy spokeswoman for the SPD parliamentary group, Nina Scheer, to the Handelsblatt. “If this is no longer guaranteed…
More and more electricity providers are increasing their prices
Dusseldorf The wave of drastic price increases for electricity and gas is not ebbing. In 692 cases, basic electricity suppliers increased their prices or announced this, the online portal Check24…
The high energy prices will continue to fuel inflation in 2022
Rising energy costs The burdens for consumers are likely to increase significantly. (Photo: dpa) The OPEC oil exporting states are increasing their production – and yet the oil price is…
Sparkasse terminates 24 customers in dispute over negative interest payments
Sparkassen logo The background to the custody fees is the negative interest rate of 0.5 percent that banks have to pay for parking money at the European Central Bank. (Photo:…
Sparkasse terminates 24 customers in dispute over negative interest payments
Sparkassen logo The background to the custody fees is the negative interest rate of 0.5 percent that banks have to pay for parking money at the European Central Bank. (Photo:…
Why consumers have to react quickly
Electricity price Price shock for electricity and gas customers. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Anyone who receives an email from their energy supplier these days should take a closer look. The chances…
Stromio stops deliveries – what consumers need to know now
Electricity discount Low-cost electricity provider Stromio must stop delivering. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The electricity discounter Stromio is no longer allowed to supply customers. According to information on Wednesday, the network…
Stromio contracts terminated – customers fall into basic service
Electricity discount Low-cost electricity provider Stromio must stop delivering. (Photo: dpa) Kaarst According to the network operator, customers of the electricity provider Stromio have been receiving their electricity from the…
AI researcher Zweig wants to take the data away from tech companies
Dusseldorf Whether when shopping online, doing research or communicating with friends: Internet users leave vast amounts of data everywhere on the Internet. Tech companies analyze this data with the help…
Consumers should be able to compare their banking conditions transparently
checking account Especially when it comes to account management, the costs incurred are often confusing – a new comparison portal should help. (Photo: dpa) Berlin For many consumers it is…
Gas.de stops deliveries – what consumers need to know now
Gas stove A price comparison with the providers is central. (Photo: imago images / Ralph Peters) Dusseldorf After larger German energy suppliers, such as Rheinische Elektrizitäts- und Vertriebsgesellschaft and Brandenburger…
Black Friday and Cyber Week 2021: Lower sales in online retail
But in retrospect, disillusionment is widespread, even in e-commerce, which has so far been so used to success. As an analysis of the sales of 6,500 German online retailers, which…
Gas.de and Grünwelt cease deliveries
Gas stove With Gas.de, a larger energy supplier is now also leaving the market. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf In the middle of the heating season, the energy discounter Gas.de stops delivering.…
What consequences the coalition agreement has for investors and consumers
Good news for consumers. The coalition has agreed to increase the saver lump sum as of January 1, 2023 to 1,000 euros for singles and to 2,000 euros for married…
What the new government plans to do with laws
Gender equality check: According to the coalition agreement, the SPD, Greens and FDP want to achieve equality between women and men this decade. The parties promise: “We will continue to…
Other utilities in Great Britain insolvent
gas The rising energy prices are not only noticeable among consumers. Many utilities go bankrupt. (Photo: dpa) London As a result of the sharp rise in gas prices, two other…
Economist Schnitzer on ministries and consumer protection
The economy Monika Schnitzer is amazed at the planned departmental layout of the traffic light coalition. “That surprises me indeed,” she told the Handelsblatt. Specifically, it is about responsibility for…
Delivery problems on Black Friday: bargains are running out
Dusseldorf At the online retailer Littlehipstar there is not a single bargain for Black Friday this Friday. And that on principle. “Our claim to sustainability is sincere and there are…
Organic or conventional – which agriculture do we need?
Dusseldorf Organic is booming: Due to the corona crisis, sales of organic food in Germany rose by 22 percent to 15 billion euros in 2020, according to the industry association…