The Final Event of the FAIRCOMADR EU Project Was Held
On 23 March 2026, the Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Budapest Conciliation Board jointly organised a professional conference entitled “Consumer Protection Updates: Focus on the Regulatory Environment Affecting Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises” in the Ceremonial Hall of the Márai Sándor Cultural Centre, as the closing event of the FAIRCOMADR EU project.
Conscious Consumer Behaviour Starts at School – Consumer Protection Education at Toldy
Consumer decisions and e-commerce situations are appearing in young people’s everyday lives at an increasingly early age – making it especially important that students receive clear, practical knowledge about their rights and available options already during their school years. With this in mind, on 4 December 2025 the Budapest Conciliation Board (BBT) held a consumer-protection educational session at the Toldy Ferenc Secondary School.
Consumer Protection Updates: Experiences and Challenges 2025
On 14 October 2025, the Budapest Conciliation Board (BBT) and the Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BKIK) jointly organised the professional conference “Consumer Protection Updates: Experiences and Challenges 2025”. The event invited key stakeholders of the consumer protection field to think together, with a particular focus on strengthening cooperation within Hungary’s alternative dispute resolution (ADR) network, supporting knowledge sharing, and fostering professional cohesion and a more consistent approach to practice.
Training for BBT Members: Practical Monitoring of Legislative Changes in 2025
In 2025, the Budapest Conciliation Board (BBT) supported the harmonisation of its members’ professional work and the continuous improvement of day-to-day case handling through internal professional sessions. The programme focused on processing experiences from the online/hybrid procedural environment, the practical monitoring of legislative changes, and knowledge-sharing based on case experience.
Consumer Protection Programme for Seniors
On 2 October 2025, the Budapest Conciliation Board organised a consumer protection information programme for senior citizens at the Kondor Béla Community Centre. The event was implemented within the framework of the BBT’s EU-funded project entitled “Promoting Fair Commercial Practices through Alternative Dispute Resolution in Hungary (FAIRCOMADR)”.The presentation What Do I Get for My Money?
Consumer protection session for senior citizens in District XVI
The Budapest Conciliation Board held an information session at the Municipal Social Services Centre in Budapest’s District XVI, as part of the FAIRCOMADR – “Fostering the awareness of fair commercial practices through ADR tools within Hungary” project, co-funded by the European Union. The event, held on 5 June 2025, aimed to strengthen consumer awareness and promote fair and transparent commercial behaviour through alternative dispute resolution tools.The lecture was delivered by Dr.
Consumer protection in the classroom – conscious decisions at a young age
On 21 May 2025, the Budapest Conciliation Board met secondary school students once again, delivering an interactive consumer protection lecture to the pupils of ELTE Trefort Ágoston Grammar School within the framework of the FAIRCOMADR project (“Fostering the awareness of fair commercial practices through ADR tools within Hungary”).The event represented the third stop in the Board’s educational programme series, which aims to introduce young generations to the principles of