This final paper deals with consumer protection in the European Union. The paper first defines the concept of consumers and introduces concepts that are closely related to the concept of consumers, talks about their protection and rights from a general level, but also a brief historical overview of consumer protection. After that, the work focuses on consumer protection in the European Union. The European Union is enacting regulations to protect safety and consumer rights, including rapidly developing areas such as e-commerce, energy supply and financial services. It also supports European consumer protection centers, which provide assistance in cross-border disputes. These will be regulations governing consumer rights and consumer protection policies aimed at guaranteeing consumer rights vis-à-vis traders and providing better protection for vulnerable consumer groups. It provides an overview of consumer rights in various segments - from shopping in other EU Member States through telecommunications and financial services to resolving consumer disputes and examples of consumer protection in these areas.