Policy
We take our role as a business operating in Europe seriously and engage constructively with policymakers and other organizations on issues affecting our customers, selling partners, and wider society.
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Forum Europe organised the 11th Annual E-Commerce Conference and Amazon was proud to be sponsoring this year.
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Launched in Europe in 2020, the Climate Pledge Friendly programme helps customers discover and shop for more-sustainable products.
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We at Amazon believe a digital euro can be a tool to foster innovation and increase the efficiency of payments.
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We’re proud to go above and beyond to protect customers.
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We are proud to contribute to the European Single Market, and we also have priorities to develop it to its full potential. The Single Market is described by the European Commission as one of the EU’s greatest achievements, leading to economic growth and making everyday life for European businesses and consumers easier. It is clear that the deeper the integration of the European Single Market, the more effective the results for Europe.
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We are proud to contribute to the European Single Market, and we also have priorities to develop it to its full potential. The Single Market is described by the European Commission as one of the EU’s greatest achievements, leading to economic growth and making everyday life for European businesses and consumers easier. It is clear that the deeper the integration of the European Single Market, the more effective the results for Europe.
Acting against counterfeit
We believe we have a responsibility to protect consumers, brands, and our store from counterfeit products and we work hard to do that. Read more about what we do to stop fraud, counterfeit, and abuse.
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The following are remarks from Amazon’s EU Director of Public Policy, James Waterworth, who spoke at the Renew Europe Seminar on ‘New developments in e-commerce: how to protect consumers and foster IPR protection online’ at the European Parliament.
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How Amazon is fighting counterfeits and working with law enforcement to hold bad actors accountable: the Italian "FATA" example.
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The following remarks about protecting customers, brands, sellers and our store from counterfeits were shared by Amazon’s Vice President for Brand Protection, Mary Beth Westmoreland, at a roundtable with European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton on June 15, 2022, as part of a dialogue on the upcoming EU Toolbox Against Counterfeiting.
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Bad actors sought to evade Amazon’s detection by listing generic products in Amazon’s store while purposefully promoting counterfeits on social media.
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Amazon and World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. (WWE) have filed joint lawsuits to protect customers and the authenticity of WWE-branded championship title belts.
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Following an investigation by the MSA and Amazon’s CCU, officials raided the criminal’s warehouse, seizing hundreds of counterfeit belts and buckle accessories that may otherwise have been sold through retail channels around the world.