Tag: Consumers and consumer protection
Steel trader Klöckner offers customers CO2 certificates for almost every product
Dusseldorf The largest independent steel trader in Europe creates CO2 transparency for almost all 200,000 products in the group portfolio. “Seven percent of global CO2 emissions come from steel production…
German consumer climate continues to improve from a low level
Shopping According to GfK, economic expectations rose for the third time in a row and reached the pre-war level – just below the long-term average. (Photo: IMAGO/Arnulf Hettrich) Nuremberg After…
Baden-Württemberg’s consumer protection minister calls for price increases to be reviewed
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…
Baden-Württemberg’s consumer protection minister calls for price increases to be reviewed
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…
Consumer protection for new banking terms and conditions
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 Consumer advocates…
Financial investor EQT gives up plans to join Schufa
Schufa headquarters in Wiesbaden EQT has tried so far to build a minority stake of 20 to 25 percent. The Swedes are now abandoning these plans. (Photo: picture alliance /…
Banks want to be able to raise prices more easily again
Frankfurt, Berlin The German banks and savings banks want to get rid of the approval requirement for fee increases. They are aiming for an amendment to the German Civil Code,…
When will gas and electricity finally be cheaper again?
live podcast Handelsblatt editor Michael Scheppe (left) in conversation with EWE boss Stefan Dohler. (Photo: Marc-Steffen Unger for Handelsblatt) The energy exchange prices are currently well below the highs of…
Klaus Müller, did we buy the high gas storage levels too expensively?
Berlin The gas storage tanks are more than 90 percent full in mid-January – a historically high level. The warnings of a gas shortage, which were still omnipresent in the…
Eon boss prepares consumers for continued high electricity prices
Berlin Electricity prices in daily trading have fallen by around two thirds since mid-December. Just 130 euros are currently due on the Leipzig Stock Exchange EEX for one megawatt hour…
Eon boss Leonhard Birnbaum is preparing consumers for further high prices
Berlin Electricity prices in daily trading have fallen by around two thirds since mid-December. Just 130 euros are currently due on the Leipzig Stock Exchange EEX for one megawatt hour…
Christian Lindner warns the EU Commission against a commission ban
Christian Lindner The Federal Minister of Finance rejects a commission ban for investment advisors. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Brussels Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) is involved in the debate about a…
More consumers are switching car insurance
car insurance In times of high inflation, many people willing to switch do not find cheaper alternatives. (Photo: IMAGO/McPHOTO) Frankfurt The rising prices in motor insurance meant that significantly more…
Consumers complain about delayed payments – Bafin warns insurers
life insurance An IT migration is causing problems for the life insurer Proxalto. (Photo: imago/imagebroker) Frankfurt The financial regulator Bafin requires insurers to provide contractually agreed services quickly. Sometimes consumers…
Financial sector fears EU commission ban
Brussels German banks and insurance companies are looking with trepidation at the small investor strategy of the European Commission, which is expected in the first quarter. Because there are increasing…
Banks and savings banks terminate current accounts
Frankfurt If banks and savings banks want to raise the fees for current accounts, they need the explicit consent of their customers. Many credit institutions write to those who have…
Nutri-Score could become mandatory – but there is competition
Nutri Score The French label has the best chance of becoming the basis for an EU-wide system. (Photo: dpa) Brussels More than every second adult European is overweight. The EU…
Delayed and canceled flights: 60 percent more airline complaints
Dusseldorf Airport Thousands of flights had to be canceled this summer, mainly due to staff shortages at airports and airlines. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Canceled flights cause the number of complaints…
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…
This is what the traffic light coalition promises to business and consumers
Data is considered the treasure of the 21st century. Tech companies like Google and Meta have helped them to dominate the world, and secret services like the NSA stockpile them…