
Article 38 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, approved in Nice in 2000 states that, "Union policies shall ensure a high level of consumer protection", confirming and strengthening to put consumers at the heart of the European policies. But it is only recently, with the implementation of the European Directive 83/2011/EU, that consumers have greater protection with regards to unfair trade practices throughout the internet.
In Italy, in the nearly ten thousand complaints collected by Cittadinanzattiva over the last year from citizens on: telecommunications, transport, energy, banking, insurance and postal services, it emerged that there is a greater need for the protection of the consumer.
There are two important aspects on the complaints: the first on the quality of services and the second on the nature of consumer groups.