Since the launch of their strategic partnership in 2007, the EU and Brazil have developed several collaborative projects involving research and development. On the occasion of the 5th Information Society and Media Dialogue, CEPS, in cooperation with EUBrasil an NGO created to support successful business relations between the EU and Brazil, will host a high-level workshop with the aim of assessing the effectiveness of this partnership and evaluating the tangible results of EU-Brazil cooperation in the ICT field.

Launch event of the CEPS Digital Forum Task Force on "COPYRIGHT IN THE EU DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET". Please note that Commissioner Barnier's speech will be in English.

Participation in this meeting is free of charge for CEPS members and invited guests. Non-members may be admitted for €50, paid in cash at registration.

The CEPS Digital Forum is launching a Working Group on Online Personal Data Processing in the Context of the EU Data Protection Reform to develop a dialogue among stakeholders, EU institutions, consumer and user representatives, Internet advocacy groups and academics on the policy, compliance and practice of online personal data processing in the EU digital single market and beyond. During this introductory meeting, the Rapporteur of the Working Group, Dr. Kristina Irion (Central European University) will present the agenda and the main objectives of this initiative.

Giuseppe Mazziotti is an Italian attorney specializing in intellectual property law, media law, antitrust law and information technology law. He works as independent advisor in the fields of intellectual property and digital media and as ‘Of Counsel’ with Rome-based law firm Nunziante Magrone.

Participation in CEPS meetings is a benefit of membership. Non-members may be admitted for €50, paid in cash at registration. A sandwich lunch (€6) will be served before the event, from 12.30 onwards.

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CEPS has been subcontracted to provide different briefing notes and reports on issues such as:
- Registration of motor vehicles previously registered in another Member State
- Online survey on costs for beneficiaries of grants & financial institutions under EIP

Provision of impact assessments on the EU’s industrial policy and application of new technologies, including measures relating in SMEs; issues related to research; telecommunication and information society and information communication technology.

This study was carried out by a team composed of better regulation experts and social policy experts from The Evaluation Partnership (TEP) and the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) and was commissioned to support mutual learning on social impact assessment within the Open Method of Coordination on Social Protection and Social Inclusion (OMC SPSI).

In the consortium led by the College of Europe, CEPS’ contribution to the study included the definition of a methodology for impact assessment and the definition of the templates and questionnaires for conducting the data collection and business surveys.

This study aimed at providing an in-depth description of potentially unfair commercial practices adopted by financial service providers in the EU27, and at providing insights on why such practices are put in place, with a clear aim to identify instances in which the prominent intent or effect is to limit and/or distort customer choice. In addition, the study aimed at measuring the potential impact of such practices on markets, consumers and businesses (in particular, SMEs), and at identifying a range of potential solutions to the observed problems.

Participation in CEPS meetings is a benefit of membership. Non-members may be admitted for €50, paid in cash at registration. A sandwich lunch (€6) will be served before the meeting, from 12.30 onwards.