Working Group "CONSUMER PROTECTION, SERVICES AND PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES"

Programme

- Overindebtedness of families and encouragement to overspend.
- Alcohol & Nutrition issues and poverty/social exclusion.
- Access to health care - Inequalities.
- SGI (Services of General Interest) / SSGI (Social Services of General Interest).
- Sustainable development and social exclusion.

Meetings in 2008

13 March, Brussels, Belgium
24 October, Sofia, Bulgaria

The minutes of the meetings are available in the "Members Only" area.

The Consumer Working Group is COFACE's body tasked with mainstreaming the family dimension across consumer issues

• It gives a Community-level voice to family organizations working in the consumer field.
• It is consulted by the European institutions (Commission, European Parliament, European Economic and Social Committee) on a range of topics and is involved in consumer-related European projects.
• It is an associate member of the European Commission's European Consumer Consultative Group, which is routinely consulted on Community consumer protection policy matters.
• It keeps its members and families briefed on the activities of the European institutions, and informed about courses of action in cross-border disputes.
• It also publishes opinions on health and consumer protection, and policy positions on related issues.

Chair of the Group: Nicolas REVENU (France)
Contact person: Ana PÉREZ