The Federation of German Consumer Organisations (Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband – vzbv) is an umbrella organisation that pools expertise from 16 Consumer Associations and more than 30 sector-specific consumer-policy associations – comprising over 2,000 organisations and seven million individual members – to advocate for strong consumer rights in Germany.
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