{
  "id": 6255431,
  "title": "EU Right to Repair could save consumers €12 billion on appliance repairs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/eu-right-to-repair-could-save-consumers-12-billion-on-appliance",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T07:31:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/08/can-the-eu-save-consumers-12bn-on-appliance-repairs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Fewer than one in five broken household appliances is repaired in major EU economies, as high costs and hassle push consumers to buy new instead. Repairs still cost European households around €12 billion a year. Can the EU make fixing things easier and cheaper?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}