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Following an evaluation of the Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (NIS Directive), the European Commission adopted a…
At a time when the EU needs to act as a united international player in order not to become a…
Faced with the prospect of a long-lasting and traumatic Covid-19 pandemic, we at CEPS decided to step up our efforts…
Download the final report here. Artificial Intelligence is showing enormous promise for improving our daily life. Countless applications in many…
CEPS has launched a task force on how to achieve progress in the combat against money laundering at EU level.…
Cross-border data access in criminal proceedings and the future of digital justice
When investigating and prosecuting crime, a wide range of law enforcement and criminal justice actors increasingly seek to obtain electronic…
In 2016, the European Commission published an ambitious communication aimed at spurring the development of Europe’s Collaborative Economy. Ride-sharing, homesharing…
The Task Force, which builds on the research findings generated in the EU-funded JUD-IT project, aims at highlighting and addressing…
BACKGROUND In the coming years, asset allocation will be impacted by the changing macroeconomic environment, evolving investor demographics, technology and…
This task force is now over, you can read the report here. Four years after its launch, opinions on…
This Task Force aims at informing the policy debate on e-evidence in criminal matters, as it unfolds at the EU…
This Task Force tries to bring back the AI debate to a more concrete discussion of outstanding ethical, governance and…
Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs) have become extremely popular, and are being tested by governments, academics and industry in view of…
The security of cyber space has gradually become a key priority both for the protection of critical infrastructure and for…
CEPS and ECRI launched a Task Force on "Cybersecurity in Finance: Getting the policy mix right!" on 19 September at CEPS. The…
The team of CEPS Energy Climate House is holding a Task Force on "The Role of Business in the Circular…
Brexit raises profound questions regarding the future of the EU/UK cross-border cooperation in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice…
Formed in autumn 2017, the CEPS Task Force on Software Vulnerability Disclosure in Europe has worked on defining guidelines to…
In recent years, digitalisation of the economy has accelerated at a steady pace, and retail financial services for households are…
The Better Regulation Agenda has made considerable inroads into the EU policy process since 2002, especially in the European Commission.…
The Task Force Report can be downloaded here. The objective to reach 27% renewables by 2030, which was decided by the…
The European Union is at yet another defining moment in its integration history. The fragmentation of the Union will feature…
The CEPS-ECRI Task Force (TF) aims to help pave the way in setting the 2014-19 European Commission’s agenda for retail…
Innovation and entrepreneurship are key pillars of economic growth and well-being. They may also serve as a crucial driver of…
In December 2014, ECMI and CEPS formed the European Capital Markets Expert Group (ECMEG) with the aim of providing a…
Among the many responses to the financial crisis, the most novel has been the insistence on creating resolution frameworks for…
For many years the EU has been making gradual process towards the completion of an internal market for electricity and…
The CEPS Carbon Market Forum Task Force on the EU ETS Review Issues is the third initiative of the CEPS…
The last five years have witnessed a huge redesign in the regulation of financial markets in Europe, culminating in the…
The overall level of education and more precisely the skills, abilities and creativity of European citizens constitute a key determinant…
Not at any time in the history of the European Community have labour markets diverged to the extent they do…
In current EU policy, the Electricity Directive (2009/72/EC) and the Energy End-Use Efficiency and Energy Services Directive (2006/32/EC) consider the…
Climate change has become a very important domain for EU policy. This refers not only to showing EU leadership in…
The CEPS Carbon Market Forum Task Force on New Market Mechanisms under the UNFCCC is the first initiative of the CEPS Carbon…
In today’s world, financial and technological innovations are changing the space of information and the increasing use of electronic commerce…
Data Protection policies have made a very interesting trajectory in the last years, from being a niche regulatory subject to…
CEPS and ECMI wish to engage market participants, together with international experts, academics and regulators, in a discussion on long-term…
The CEPS Carbon Market Forum Task Force on the CDM Policy Review is the second initiative of the CEPS Carbon Market…
The purpose of the CEPS’s Task Force on Copyright in the Digital Single Market is to develop a dialogue among…
To achieve the objectives of the 2000 Water Framework Directive, it is generally recognized by the EU and member state…
According to the EU ETS Directive (Art. 1), the objective of the ETS is to “promote GHG reductions in a…
The unstoppable race of commodity prices comes at a critical moment, when European and US economies are languishing in regaining…
The economic crisis has exposed the weaknesses of the European economies and emphasised the needs to boost competitiveness of the…
CEPS launches a new Task Force which deals with “EU Transport Policy – Innovation, Integration and 21st Century Infrastructure”. The…
The Task Force Rethinking Asset Management was set up by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) and the European…
The Copenhagen Accord has brought a limited success in paving the way towards the creation of a wider and more…
The recent institutional re-shuffle has charged new internal market Commissioner Michel Barnier with the task of evaluating costs and benefits…
Creating a global economy that emits a fraction of its current greenhouse gas emissions will not only require wholesale changes…
The European Capital Markets Institute and the Centre for European Policy Studies wish to engage in the international debate with…
As technology progresses and consumer demand evolves, the communications sector poses new challenges and hard questions to sectoral regulators and…
Over the past few years, the attention of policymakers and industry players towards the protection of critical infrastructure has grown…
While globalisation has increased the prospects for many European businesses, open markets have also brought challenges as competition has increased. …
The new regime whose financial requirements are based on an economic total balance sheet approach, addresses the valuation of liabilities,…
There has been an increasing interest by different stakeholders for cities to play a bigger role in climate change policy.…
A number of major international banks and numerous banks of lesser size in developed countries still are crippled by large…
Following the publication of the Second Strategic Energy Review by the European Commission in November 2008 and the adoption of…
Adaptation and mitigation for climate change are a global responsibility and the EU has to develop a common strategy to…
The revised EU Emissions Trading Scheme foresees auctioning of allowances as the default option. However, Article 10a of the Directive…
The application of Article 82 of the EU Treaty to exclusionary abuses is currently subject to an in-depth review following…
The CDM has been a great success to build up the institutional framework for a carbon market in developing countries,…
Changes in consumer attitudes in the EU and other developed countries are having a major impact on the organization of…
The European Investors' Working Group (EIWG) represents a prestigious panel of industry and market experts created by the European Capital…
CEPS Task Force Report: Concrete Steps towards More Integrated Financial Oversight: The EU’s Policy Response to the Crisis Author: Karel…
Main Findings of the Task Force Chair: Ulrika Raab, Senior Advisor, Swedish Energy Agency and Member of the CDM Executive…
CEPS Task Force Report: Achieving the Internal Market for e-communications Author: Andrea Renda, CEPS Senior Fellow Over the past two…
Leading Institute: CEPS, participating organisation, Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) under the auspices of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development…
CEPS Task Force Report: Global Sectoral Industry Approaches to Climate Change: The Way Forward Authors: Christian Egenhofer & Noriko Fujiwara…
CEPS Task Force Report: Making the most of the G8+5 Climate Change Process: Accelerating Structural Change and Technology Diffusion on…
CEPS Task Force Report: Energy Policy for Europe: Identifying the European Added-Value Authors: Arno Behrens and Christian Egenhofer (CEPS, Rapporteurs)…
Since the formation of the euro area, the integration of both wholesale and retail financial markets has been a European…
CEPS Task Force Report: Basel II Implementation in the midst of Turbulence Author: Rym Ayadi Following a period of protracted…
CEPS Task Force Report: Pouring old wine in new skins? UCITS & Asset Management after MiFID Authors: Karel Lannoo (CEO,…
Last September, following developing countries rejections of proposals at Cancún Mexico, the Doha Development Round of WTO negotiations looked to…
CEPS Task Force Report: Shaping the Global Arena: Preparing the EU Emissions Trading Scheme for the post-2012 Period Authors: Christian…
CEPS Task Force Report: The EU Budget: The UK Rebate and the CAP – Phasing them both out? Author: Jorge…
CEPS Task Force Report: Integrating Europe’s Transport System: Practical Proposals for the Mid-Term Review of the Transport White Paper Author:…
CEPS Task Force Report: Last call for Lisbon? Suggestions for the Future Regulation of E-Communications in Europe Author: Andrea Renda…
CEPS Task Force Report: Reviewing the EU Emissions Trading Scheme: Priorities for Short-Term Implementation of the Second Round of Allocation…
CEPS Task Force Report: Market Stimulation of Renewable Electricity in the EU: What degree of harmonisation of support mechanisms is…
CEPS Task Force Report: Achieving a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base in the EU Authors: Malcolm Gammie, Silvia Giannini, Alexander…
CEPS Task Force Report: The Future of Insurance Regulation and Supervision in the EU: New Developments, New Challenges Authors: Rym…
CEPS Task Force Report: Towards a Global Climate Regime: Priority Areas for a Coherent EU Strategy Authors: Christian Egenhofer &…
CEPS Task Force Report: EU Financial Regulation and Supervision beyond 2005 Authors: Karel Lannoo (CEPS CEO) & Jean-Pierre Casey Much…
CEPS Task Force Report: Business Consequences of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme Authors: Christian Egenhofer, Noriko Fujiwara & Kyriakos Gialoglou…
CEPS Task Force Report: Rethinking the EU Regulatory Strategy for the Internal Energy Market Authors: Christian Egenhofer & Kyriakos Gialoglou…
CEPS Task Force Report: A New European Agenda for Labour Mobility Author: Anna Turmann Among the big issues facing the…
No final report published. The process of ageing of the population will present new and big challenges to the whole…
CEPS Task Force Report: Completion of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme in the Emerging Global Climate Regime Authors: Christian Egenhofer…
CEPS Task Force Report: The New Basel Capital Accord and the Future of the European Financial System Authors: Rym Ayadi…
CEPS Task Force Report: The DOHA Round of WTO Negotiations: Practical Proposals towards Enhancing the Global Trading System and Fostering…
CEPS Task Force Report: Competition, Fragmentation and Transparency: Providing the Regulatory Framework for Fair, Efficient and Dynamic European Securities Markets,…
CEPS Task Force Report: The Emerging Framework for Disclosure Regulation in the EU Authors: Karel Lannoo & Arman Khachaturyan The…
CEPS Task Force Report: Cross-Border Portability of Pension Rights: An Important Condition for an Integrated Market for Pension Provision Author:…
CEPS Task Force Report: Pan-European Asset Management Authors: Karel Lannoo & Mattias Levin After the adoption of the EU pension…
CEPS Task Force Report: Towards a Sustainable European Agricultural Policy for the 21st Century Author: Johan Swinnen The debate on…
CEPS Task Force Report: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading in Europe Authors: Christian Egenhofer & Thomas Legge Emissions trading has been…
CEPS Task Force Report: Regulating E-Commerce in Financial Services Author: Nuria Diez Guardia The purpose of this report is to…
Chair: Charles Goldfinger, CEO, Global Electronic Finance Rapporteur: Matthias Levin, former CEPS Fellow
CEPS Task Force Report: Business and Sustainability in the European Union Authors: Richard Almgren & Wolfgang Hager Sustainability requires radical…
CEPS Task Force Report: The Future of the WTO and the New Trade Round Author: Paul Brenton The world trading…
CEPS Task Force Report: Updating EU Securities Market Regulation: Adapting to the Needs of a Single Capital Market Author: Karel…
The CEPS Working Party on EU Climate Change Policy: Priorities for COP 6 ran during the first half of 2000,…
CEPS Task Force Report: Corporate Taxation and the European Company Statute Author: Emrah Arbak, CEPS Three years after a fiery…
