Cyprus joins EU crackdown on misleading Black Friday discounts

Cyprus was among 23 EU member states that joined a coordinated consumer protection sweep which found that 30 per cent of online traders screened during Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales referenced discounts incorrectly, according to results released this week by the European Commission and national authorities.

The sweep, carried out with consumer protection authorities from EU countries as well as Iceland and Norway, examined 314 online traders to assess whether discount and pricing...