EU seeks to encourage cross border transactions
The European Commission have adopted a proposal which should strengthen consumer rights with the aim of increasing cross border online transactions.
Some of the highlights are an increase from a 7 day cooling off period to 14 days (currently covered by Distance Selling Regulations), the right for buyers to choose between repair, replacement or reimbursement for faulty goods and confirmation that sellers are responsible for loss or damage in transit.
http://www.tamebay.com/2008/10/eu-seeks-to-encourage-cross-border-transactions.html
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/609&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en



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eBays Plans For Europe

By the end of Q1 2009 eBay will shut down its operations in Poland and a majority of 39 countries in which it has local versions of its Internet auction portal.

Operations in Europe will be run from two headquarters in London and Bern.

eBay currently has European regional operations in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

http://www.wbj.pl/article-42844-ebay-downsizing-includes-closure-of-polish-branch.html?typ=pam

Was wird aus eBay in Europa?
http://www.onlinemarktplatz.de/13290/was-wird-aus-ebay-in-europa/

http://redinkdiary.blogspot.com/2008/10/ebays-plans-for-europe.html

http://futurezone.orf.at/business/stories/312800/

http://www.emerce.nl/nieuws.jsp?id=2729307

http://www2.ebay.com/aw/au/200810080902152.html