FAIRCOMADR

On 11 February 2025, r. Éva Farkas, member of the Budapest Conciliation Board was invited by András Ércfalvi into the program of the TrendFM, titled “Monitor in the Afternoon”. The most important results of BCB in 2024 were put into the focus of the talk. Dr. Éva Farkas introduced the activity of the Board that mainly aims at fast and professional settlement of consumer legal disputes, thus contributing to fair functioning and stability of the economy. 

On 7 February 2025, Dr. Éva Farkas, lawyer, and member of the Budapest Conciliation Board gave a lecture on conscious consumer attitude at an event of the Rákosmenti Free University for Pensioners at the Vigyázó Sándor Cultural Centre in the 17th district. The objective of the lecture was protection of the rights of seniors especially focusing on how to deal with problems arising from everyday purchases.

The number of cases regarding flight delays and cancellations were extremely high in the procedures the Budapest Conciliation Board in 2024.

The Business Working Group that has been launched by the Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) and the Budapest Conciliation Board keeps on operating in 2025 as well.The first session took place on 30 January, and its goal was to identify regulatory challenges of consumer protection with the inclusion of businesses and develop constructive suggestions for legislators.

The Budapest Conciliation Board – in the framework of its consumer protection program that was funded by the EU on the basis of its grant titled “Fostering the awareness of fair commercial practices through ADR tools within Hungary (101146134 — SMP-CONS-2023-ADR I FAIRCOMADR) – considers provision of appropriate information on consumer protection particularly important, that is why its goal is to support shaping conscious consumer attitude.

The Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Budapest Conciliation Board held a professional conference in the BKIK (BCCI) headquarters on 4 December 2024, titled “Current affairs of Consumer Protection: Experiences and Challenges”. The conference was organized in the framework of European Union project: “Fostering the awareness of fair commercial practices through ADR tools within Hungary” (101146134 — SMP-CONS-2023-ADR I FAIRCOMADR)

What kind of dangers are hidden in online purchases?The FAIRCOMADR project of the Budapest Conciliation Board has set the goal of developing conscious consumer attitude of students. As the second step of the program, the students of the Budapest Technical Vocational Training Center Neumann János Informatics Technical School got acquainted with consumer rights and obligations as well as the jurisdiction of the Budapest Conciliation Board on 11 December 2024.

A Lecture on Consumer Protection in the Saint Anne Greek Catholic High School and Technical SchoolDangers of Online Shopping

The European Union grant of the Budapest Conciliation Board The title of the project: “Fostering the awareness of fair commercial practices through ADR tools within Hungary (101146134 — SMP-CONS-2023-ADR I FAIRCOMADR)Duration: 24 months (15.04.2024.–14.04.2026.)