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Movimento difesa del cittadino

Acronym: MDC

General Information

Identification Code: 557288123817-74
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Entity Form: Association
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 10/11/2016
Last Update: 12/1/2023
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: Movimento Difesa del Cittadino (MDC) is a national association of consumers’ protection and aid, recognized by Italian actual Ministry of Economical Development) according to Consumers Code D.lgs 206/05, member of CNCU (Italian National Committee of Consumers and Users). Starting from 1987, MDC works to promote protection of citizens’ rights, trough information and giving them legal instruments for self-defence, furnishing also assistance and tutelage trough experts. In particular, our social purpose is to undertake any cultural, social, political, educational, legal and judicial activity aimed at the promotion, implementation and protection of the interests and rights of the citizen, with particular reference to those who are in weakness or disadvantaged, because of physical, psychological, economic, social or family conditions, political or religious beliefs, and against disparities and forms of violence or persecution against women, children, the sick, the disabled, the fo (...)
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
  • Agriculture and rural development
  • Banking and financial services
  • Business and industry
  • Climate action
  • Communication
  • Competition
  • Consumers
  • Culture and media
  • Digital economy and society
  • Economy, finance and the euro
  • Education and training
  • Energy
  • Food safety
  • Justice and fundamental rights
  • Public health
  • Research and innovation
  • Taxation
  • Trade
  • Youth
Levels of Interest:
  • european
  • national

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: Consumer affairs at EU level is the main topic followed by MDC. In particular, on the 2nd of August 2017 MDC has participated in the Public consultation on the targeted revision of EU consumer law directives. On the 2nd of February 2016, MDC has participated in the survey about the empowering the national competition authorities to be more effective enforcers. On the 15th of February 2016, MDC has also presented to the EU Commission a legal opinion on regarding the notification received by the EU Commission on the proposed merger between the two Italian telephone operators H3G S.p.A. ("H3G") and WIND Telecommunications S.p.A ("WIND"). Public consultation on measures to improve further the effectiveness of the fight against illegal content online (Contribution ID: ef794b74-ceba-4826-9487-715cecfe0655 Date: 24/06/2018) Public consultation on the evaluation of Waste Water Treatment Directive urban (91/271 / EEC) (Contribution ID: 8b682248-12aa-4c6e-9a2b-4ee6d03e86b9 Date: 06/09/2018) Public consultation on excise duties applied to manufactured tobacco and the possible taxation of novel products (Contribution ID: 04e4e462-0b2d-4619-9b57-cbc9e9024eb5 Date: 30/08/2018) Distance marketing of services financial - assessment of EU rules (Contribution ID: e82c558f-0524-4486-9298-ba8e5263850c Date: 10/04/2019) European data strategy (Contribution ID: b13de4ea-9fc3-46db-be3b-4e462e80a9d0 Date: 09/05/2020) Digital Services Act package: open public consultation (Contribution ID: 555f9fae-7764-434e-8dea-3933e67f8026 Date: 01/07/2020) Purchases of alcohol and tobacco products in a other EU country (Contribution ID: 9bdff1e3-2877-498c-9208-340812ad019b Date: 31/01/2021) Digitalisation of cross-border judicial cooperation Contribution ID: ce6267f3-9734-4f92-878d-d7e95981da63 Date: 18/02/2021 Public Consultation on the Sustainable Products Initiative Contribution ID: e290858a-3af5 4e3e-b43f-291d42f998d3 Date: 20/03/2021
Communication Activities: MDC main European projects: -Market Watch (2014 - 2017):co-funded by the Intelligent Energy Europe Programme of the European Union. Sixteen civil society organisations from all across Europe have come together to form MarketWatch, campaign of testing everyday products in shops and online, MarketWatch will shine a spotlight on those manufacturers and retailers failing to follow EU regulations and depriving their customers of the energy savings they think they are getting. - EcoLife (2013 - 2016) -Ecological Lifestyles for CO2 Reductions- is an European Union funded project that aims inform and to give suggestions to European citizens on possible sustainable changes in their daily lifestyles to reduce CO2 and greenhouse effects and global warming. - Safer Internet Center – Generazioni Connesse (2012-2014): co-funded by the EU’s Directorate for Communications Networks, Content & Technology. Its aim is to develop awareness raising material, organize campaigns and information sessions for children and young people, parents, carers, social workers and teachers to enable children and young people to make responsible use of on-line technologies. The project is managed by the Instruction Minister, Save the Children and Telefono Azzurro, while MDC acts as implementing partner. - Adicae (2009) : co-funded by the EU’s Directorate-General for Justice. It consisted on a European cycle of seminaries for the means of payment fraud prevention in collaboration with the Police and Judicial authorities consumers association and professional organizations. The purpose of the project was the prevention on fraud in means of payment, emphisizing to its transnational dimension and the assistance the victims of these crimes. - Periscope (2007-2010): co-funded by the EU's Executive Agency for Health and Consumers for the prevention of child obesity. Periscope as Pilot European Regional Interventions for Smart Childhood Obesity Prevention in Early Age aimed at challenging the increase of child obesity in 3 European countries: Italy, Denmark and Poland. - Consumer Law Ready (2022) is an EU-wide consumer law training programme for SMEs. Consumer Law Ready was developed by the EU to bring SMEs up to speed on important aspects of EU consumer law.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Via Casilina 3/t
Post Code: 00182
City: Roma
Country: ITALY
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EU Office

Address: Via Casilina 3/t
Post Code: 00182
City: Roma
Country: ITALY
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Financial Data

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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 4
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 4
Members F T E: 2

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: MDC avails itself of a legal counselling department and is organized into departments that oversee Association activities and deal with specific issues. There are over 100 local offices distributed in 18 regions, that offer advice and assistance to members in the controversies with the PA, with public and private service providers, with contracts, bills, etc. The MDC local sites can be consulted at this link: https://www.difesadelcittadino.it/dove-siamo/
Organisation Members: Our memberships: - According to law 281/98, MDC is member of CNCU (Italian National Committee of Consumers and Users). Link: http://www.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it/index.php/it/component/content/article?id=2003220 - MDC is founder-member of Consumers’ Forum, association which aims to widespread ADR. Link: http://www.consumersforum.it/soci.html - MDC is member of Arci Servizio Civile Link: http://www.arciserviziocivile.it/ascnetwork/roma/socipartner/ - MDC is found member of CILD (Italian Coalition Freedom and Civil Rights) in the 2014. CILD is a network of non-governmental organizations and associations. Link: https://cild.eu/chi-siamo/#organisations - MDC is member of Finance Watch, an international non–profit association. Link: https://www.finance-watch.org/members/ - MDC is member is a member of the COVID-19 Italy Vulnerabilities (CIV-N) Network coordinated by the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe