EU Commission continues to examine the offer system for option tickets for the soccer World Championship (www.sozialisten.de)

 

The European deputy André Brie welcomes the compromise by the German Soccer Association in the question of the option tickets for the soccer world championship:

 

“Quite apparently, the public pressure, including also the commitment by consumer advocates and deputies, has led to a rethinking by the responsible officials in the German Soccer Union”, Brie declared on Wednesday in Schwerin . On Tuesday evening, soccer’s association and consumer central federal association had agreed that fans who had bought such option tickets would be allowed to recall their contracts until April 15. However, the DFB pointed to the fact that the programme as such was not up for discussions. In the case of the option tickets, the customer must enter into pre-payment without even knowing whether he or she will get into the stadium later.

 

Brie also explained that the European Union continued to examine the offer system for the option tickets. The Left Party politician had asked the Commission in the beginning of November to re-examine the extremely questionable sales practices. In her letter of reply of Tuesday, competition commissar Neelie Kroes declared that the world soccer association FIFA and the DFB had been asked for additional information. It was expected in the next couple of days.

 

Translated by Carla Krüger, December 22, 2005