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Another goal is to represent EU consumers in the creation of consumer protection legislation.</p> <h2 id="consumerbodiesineucountries">Consumer bodies in EU countries</h2> <p>The following table provides information on consumer groups in EU countries, including</p> <ul type="disc"><li>consumer bodies operating in that country</li> <li>information on public funding of consumer organisations</li> <li>networks or bodies that bring together consumer organisations and public authorities</li> <li>information on national consumer policies</li> </ul><div class="ecl-table-responsive"><table class="ecl-table"><tbody class="ecl-table__body"><tr class="ecl-table__row"><td> <p><a href="/document/download/77f3f013-e8cf-4185-8942-07aafd63063a_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations_at_listing.pdf" class="ecl-link">Austria</a></p> </td> <td> <p><a href="/document/download/1c334944-c5ec-44df-ab10-35ecb48a9f2f_en?filename=be_country_report_english_2020-06-05.pdf" class="ecl-link">Belgium</a></p> </td> <td> <p><a href="/document/download/c999dfc1-d17e-4542-bd7e-b0006805e9ec_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations_bg_listing.pdf" class="ecl-link">Bulgaria </a></p> </td> <td> <p><a href="/document/download/3aa312e5-9071-44c4-a811-6f36c391e377_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations_hr_listing.pdf" class="ecl-link">Croatia</a></p> </td> <td> <p><a href="/document/download/7cd17d39-7667-433a-a308-87c3952cef7d_en?filename=country_fiche_cyprus.pdf" class="ecl-link">Cyprus</a></p> </td> </tr><tr class="ecl-table__row"><td> <p><a href="/document/download/c2dc7bcc-d19f-443e-a4e4-45e0a626f34d_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations_cs_listing.pdf" class="ecl-link">Czech Republic</a></p> </td> <td> <p><a href="/document/download/878f3bdf-0fa4-4af3-9bf1-e538d62ad7e3_en?filename=dk_country_profile_2020.pdf" class="ecl-link">Denmark</a></p> </td> <td> <p><a href="/document/download/8aea3b55-2df5-4404-b42b-d5c38c4f0270_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations_ee_listing.pdf" class="ecl-link">Estonia</a></p> </td> <td> <p><a href="/document/download/818a344d-6ae4-480b-8c29-424328b74cd6_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations_fi_listing.pdf" class="ecl-link">Finland</a></p> </td> <td> <p><a href="/document/download/4bd837c3-6014-4a94-a410-f8c6be993399_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations-france-december-2021-en.pdf" class="ecl-link">France</a></p> </td> </tr><tr class="ecl-table__row"><td> <p><a href="/document/download/871a8621-32ca-4456-b9b4-fba53d0f741f_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations_de_listing_en.pdf" class="ecl-link">Germany</a></p> </td> <td> <p><a href="/document/download/59ada6c0-a711-44ef-b30a-fa80cde3c170_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations_greece-en.pdf" class="ecl-link">Greece</a></p> </td> <td> <p><a href="/document/download/a1284406-cf0e-4011-b81b-19297249b0a8_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations_hungary-en.pdf" class="ecl-link">Hungary</a></p> </td> <td> <p><a href="/document/download/15650516-925c-4e02-82e1-b067e3e5ffb2_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations_ie_listing.pdf" class="ecl-link">Ireland</a></p> </td> <td> <p><a href="/document/download/fdec2cf5-feec-4fc0-b10e-e7217abdf567_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations_it_listing_en.pdf" class="ecl-link">Italy</a></p> </td> </tr><tr class="ecl-table__row"><td> <p><a href="/document/download/44b99e61-db4f-4b08-965a-444bf7803050_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations_lv_listing.pdf" class="ecl-link">Latvia</a></p> </td> <td> <p><a href="/document/download/868120e3-a958-40cb-9a5a-cb3bb2ebaf47_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations_lt_listing.pdf" class="ecl-link">Lithuania</a></p> </td> <td> <p><a href="/document/download/57e48e87-f586-4707-9e88-3b5b2b8d4e5a_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations_lu_listing.pdf" class="ecl-link">Luxembourg</a></p> </td> <td> <p><a href="/document/download/d2ed95b6-4cd2-4a23-b79e-854ea2a93542_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations_mt_listing.pdf" class="ecl-link">Malta </a></p> </td> <td> <p><a href="/document/download/ea2b6e89-530d-43c5-95ea-74e4a4e78c7e_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations_nl_listing.pdf" class="ecl-link">The Netherlands</a></p> </td> </tr><tr class="ecl-table__row"><td> <p><a href="/document/download/45244f62-0ac2-4225-a9ea-8368e39a1583_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations_pl_listing.pdf" class="ecl-link">Poland</a></p> </td> <td> <p><a href="/document/download/966de2ff-8ee1-45f8-9373-15a35ac9e99a_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations_pt_listing.pdf" class="ecl-link">Portugal</a></p> </td> <td> <p><a href="/document/download/64675a85-834d-4494-97f3-dbf37da089cc_en?filename=romania_country_fich_en.pdf" class="ecl-link">Romania</a></p> </td> <td> <p><a href="/document/download/bf6598a2-8b8c-4cdc-88eb-35caa5dceea8_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations_sk_listing_en.pdf" class="ecl-link">Slovakia</a></p> </td> <td> <p><a href="/document/download/0e6c9319-e589-410b-8047-3211a6a4dcf5_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations_sl_listing.pdf" class="ecl-link">Slovenia</a></p> </td> </tr><tr class="ecl-table__row"><td> <p><a href="/document/download/d4d7a82a-f8db-4d27-a2b6-7b9885a75ddf_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations_es_listing.pdf" class="ecl-link">Spain </a></p> </td> <td> <p><a href="/document/download/65ac72fa-a94f-45d8-80f9-7b8d3bbc7fb5_en?filename=national-consumer-organisations_se_listing.pdf" class="ecl-link">Sweden</a></p> </td> <td> <p> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p> </p> </td> </tr></tbody></table></div><p> </p> <h2 id="consumerbodiesinnoneucountries">Consumer bodies in non-EU countries</h2> <div class="ecl-table-responsive"><table class="ecl-table"><thead class="ecl-table__head"></thead><tbody 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