15-07-2025 16:00
Rise of Consumer Prices in the Single Market
IMCO held a public hearing on rising consumer prices in the EU internal market, with experts from the European Commission, European Central Bank, international organizations, consumer and business representatives, and academia. The aim of the hearing was to analyse the persistent rise of consumer prices across the EU internal market and its implications for consumer welfare and the resilience of the Single Market.
Members discussed consumer challenges from rising prices, stressing the need for strong protection, enforcement actions, and better understanding of price personalization, dynamic pricing, and competition tools like state aid. They also sought clarity on EU law enforcement against non-EU traders who bypass TSCs and offer lower prices than EU competitors.
- Programme (PDF - 136 KB)
- Poster (PDF - 383 KB)
- Powerpoint Presentation: Patrycja GAUTIER, Head of Consumer Rights, BEUC (DOCUMENT - 6 MB)
- Powerpoint Presentation: Mateusz GROCHOWSKI, Associate Professor of Law, Tulane University School of Law (DOCUMENT - 4 MB)
- Powerpoint Presentation: Elena BOBEICA, Adviser of Division Prices & Costs, DG Economics, European Central Bank (DOCUMENT - 881 KB)
- Powerpoint Presentation: Alexis WARAVKA, Director Digital and Competitiveness, Independent Retail Europe (DOCUMENT - 3 MB)
- Presentation: Maximo TORERO, Chief economist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (PDF - 667 KB)