Priorities for the EU Consumer Policy for 2014-2020
Priorities for the EU Consumer Policy for 2014-2020

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the issue of consumer protection and the role which education can play in raising consumers’ awareness with regard to their rights and the possibilities concerning pursuing their claims. The author discusses priorities of the 2014-2020 EU Consumer Policy in the light of the policy adopted for 2007- 2013. Consumer awareness plays an important role in the effective implementation of consumer policy. The paper presents the results of the study carried out for the research project “Consumer Protection and Education in Selected Services Markets”. As the research shows, the level of awareness of Polish consumers is low, which results in the lack of proper concern for consumer rights, lack of knowledge about consumer institutions and organisations as well as underestimation of the role which primary schools and lower secondary schools play in educating consumers.

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