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About Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband

Find out how vzbv works, and what the association stands for.

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17.07.2025Verbraucherzentrale presents new brand identity

A fresh look with a clear message

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05.05.2025Facebook data leak: Consumers can now join VZBV's collectiv legal action

vzbv’s collective legal action will help consumers to enforce their claims against Meta

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12.02.2025Personalised Advertising: Overdue Regulation

vzbv report shows: tracking and profiling for advertising purposes pose risks to consumers and society

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05.02.2025vzbv calls for more due diligence obligations for online marketplaces

Report shows room for due diligence obligations beyond the Digital Services Act

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22.01.2025From Amazon to Tiktok to Temu: Manipulative designs remain a problem

vzbv analysis shows: despite a ban the examined apps continue to use manipulative designs

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Recommendations for the 2025 German Federal Elections

On 23 February 2025, Germany elected a new Federal parliament (Bundestag), and thus a new government. The Federation of German Consumer Organisations and its members have specific policy recommendations to improve everyday consumer life.

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Electricity prices

People in Germany pay some of the highest electricity prices in Europe. However, energy must be affordable for all consumers. Therefore meaningful cost reductions are necessary.

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100 days in office for the federal government

How much consumer protection does the coalition agreement between the CDU/CSU and SPD contain? The Federation of German Consumer Organisations evaluates the federal government's plans from a consumer perspective.

Online-Shopping

Online shopping is convenient. But time and again, consumers receive unsafe products instead of bargains. Online marketplaces need to take more responsibility.

Healthy eating

Consumers want to have a healthy and balanced diet. However, this is often difficult to achieve in everyday life. The healthy choice must also become the easy choice.

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This is how Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband works for consumers — The Federation of German Consumer Organisations (Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband – vzbv) is an umbrella organisation that pools expertise from 16 Consumer Associations and more than 30 sector-specific consumer-policy associations – comprising over 2,000 organisations and seven million individual members – to advocate for strong consumer rights in Germany.

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