On 14 July, TACD member the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) intervened in a virtual meeting of the European Parliament about […]
TACD talks digital trade with the European Parliament
Consumer & Digital Rights Groups Call On Governments to Better Protect People’s Fundamental Rights in Trade Deals
Leading consumer and digital rights organizations across the globe welcome the recent announcement by the U.S. government, indicating that it is withdrawing support from controversial data flows and source code rules in the Joint Statement Initiative on e-commerce. We call on other governments to take this opportunity to reassess their own digital trade policy and better protect their citizens.
Trade and Technology Council: renewed recommendations from 70+ European and U.S. consumer and digital groups
Ahead of the 5 December meeting of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) in Washington, D.C., the Transatlantic Consumer […]
Why do trade rules block the way to sustainable consumption?
Consumers worldwide want to go green. But as the demand for sustainable products is growing significantly, so too is greenwashing, […]
TACD Commends U.S. Decision on World Trade Organization E-Commerce Talks
It is high time to rethink digital trade policies to fully preserve people’s fundamental rights Leading consumer and digital rights […]
Civil society proposals to reconcile trade rules with the need for regulatory action
When governments adopt new legislation, they need to check if their plan is in line with international agreements they signed […]
Regulating at a glacial pace: barriers to progress written into our trade regimes
This blog was posted on the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Brussels’ office website. We’re at a climate tipping point, yet international trade rules […]
Transatlantic Collaboration on AI: 70+ consumer and digital groups sound the alarm
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to permeate our daily lives through virtual assistants and facial recognition tools, consumer and digital […]
Trade: Policy documents
Policy Documents TACD Statement on the NTE Report (May 2024) Consumer & Digital Rights Groups Call On Governments to Better […]
Digital: Letters and responses
Letters Letters to the FTC and CFPB alerting them about unfair commercial practices in the video game industry (September 2024) […]