ASOCIATIA CONSUMERS UNITED/CONSUMATORII UNITI
Budget
€3,617
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
3
2 FTE
EU Grants
€5,000
Mission & Goals
Consumers United/Consumatorii Uniți is a non-governmental organization, created by consumers for consumers and aims to defend and promote consumer rights, both domestically and internationally. The association is a Romanian legal entity with no patrimonial and apolitical purpose. Our belief is that all consumers have the right to access safe and quality goods and services, to obtain clear information about the products and services they purchase and to be treated correctly by traders. These elements, together with consumer protection laws and regulations, enable consumers to make the best choices based on their interests and ensure that they are not abused or misled by traders, companies, corporations. But it is difficult for individual consumers to make their voices heard, to make changes or to gain justice. That's why the Consumers United Association is here to provide them with effective solutions if things don't go well.
EU Legislative Interests
Retail Investment Strategy, value for money in retail investments, Sustainable Finance Strategy; PSD, PSD2; PSD3; Payment Accounts Directive; Consumer Credit Directive and the revision of the Consumer Credit Directive (CCD II) Digitalisation of the marketing and distance selling of retail financial services Digital Finance, AI Act, FIDA, DSA; Digital Fairness Act; Digital Euro Financial education and debt advice for consumers EU framework on alternative dispute resolution for consumers Pan European Pension Plan PRIIPS, KID, DORA, MiCA, Environmental, social and governance Financial inclusion, fighting against poverty Food for inclusion The Energy Efficiency Directive The New Green Deal Climate change Waste Framework Directive Educating SMEs in Consumer Law Social economy Water, air and micro-nano plastic food contamination 2030 Consumer Agenda The Savings and Investments Union; The Savings and Investment Accounts; Consumer Protection Cooperation Regulation; The EU financial literacy strategy;
Communication Activities
Consumers United/Consumatorii Uniti was speaker at the 2nd Annual European Retail Financial Forum (ERFF) at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on 5 November 2019, in Brussels. Asociatia Consumers United/Consumatorii Uniti attended at roundtables, technical workshops and public consultations at EIOPA and EBA on various aspects regarding banking and insurance industry and also attended in January 2020 at the conference proceedings European Consumer Summit 2020, organized by EC, addressing aspects of the Green Deal for consumer, including sustainability and impact on insurance and financial services. The Association is working closely at national level and EU level in finding the solutions to mitigate the negative impact of COVID-19 on consumers. Consumers United/Consumatorii Uniti participated as a panellist at The International Congress on Consumer Affairs: The Vulnerable Consumer, 27-28 May 2026, Santiago Compostela, Spain, on the matters of the vulnerable consumer in financial services, cost of living crisis, consumer poverty.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Member of the Central Consumer Protection Advisory Council organized within the National Consumer Protection Authority https://anpc.ro/consiliul-consultativ-pentru-protectia-consumatorilor/ Member of OPSG at EIOPA https://www.eiopa.europa.eu/members-insurance-and-reinsurance-stakeholder-group_en Former member in BSG at EBA https://www.eba.europa.eu/about-us/organisation/banking-stakeholder-group/members Member of Safe Food Advocacy Europe https://www.safefoodadvocacy.eu/members/
Organisation Members
Part of the Community of European Retail Financial Forum https://www.erff.eu/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.