Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000630/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Sérgio Gonçalves (S&D)
Despite the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2018/302[1] to prevent geo-blocking and ensure equal access to goods and services across the EU, many consumers in the EU’s outermost regions and remote rural areas still face significant challenges. The 2020 review of Regulation (EU) 2018/302 acknowledged these issues. Unfortunately, the situation persists today, as consumers in these regions continue to be refused delivery and be charged excessively high shipping costs. These ongoing discriminatory practices undermine the single market’s objectives by limiting access for geographically disadvantaged areas, and require immediate attention and action to ensure equal treatment for all EU citizens.
- 1.What steps is the Commission taking to enforce compliance and eliminate this discrimination?
- 2.How does the Commission plan to address the logistical and cost challenges that contribute to these discriminatory practices?
- 3.Given the persistence of these issues, is the Commission considering amending the Geo-blocking Regulation to strengthen enforcement and address the specific challenges faced by the EU’s remote and outermost regions?
Submitted: 11.2.2025
- [1] Regulation (EU) 2018/302 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 February 2018 on addressing unjustified geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination based on customers’ nationality, place of residence or place of establishment within the internal market and amending Regulations (EC) No 2006/2004 and (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive 2009/22/EC (OJ L 60I, 2.3.2018, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/302/oj).