Live web chat with EU Consumer Commissioner

To mark the 10th anniversary of European Consumer Day, EU Consumer Commissioner Meglena Kuneva host a live webchat on 13 March 2009 (at 15h00 CET) with citizens from across the EU about their rights and their concerns as consumers. Chatters from across the EU will have the chance to ask the Commissioner direct questions on the issues that are most important to them, including uncertainties as consumers in today's economic climate, unfair sales practices or the safety of daily consumer products. Online visitors will also be told how to get help when they shop online, cross-border or when something goes wrong.

The webchat will be held in 12 languages – Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Italian or Spanish.

It will be broadcast live on 13 March from 15h00 – 16h30 CET.

To join the live chat, visit: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/chat_13march_en.htm.