CERRE Think Tank
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The Centre on Regulation in Europe is an independent think tank advancing robust regulation for tech, media, telecom, energy, mobility, and more. 🌐 www.cerre.eu 📩
As the EU prepares its #DFA, how can it better protect consumers online without adding more complexity? 📘 This CERRE report published in February 2026, calls for targeted, proportionate rules, stronger protection for minors and less overlap with existing laws. Read more: tinyurl.com/yuu6pd76
🏢 Data centres sit at the intersection of Europe’s digital ambitions, energy resilience and economic competitiveness. 🔍CERRE will publish new research in early 2027 on policy challenges shaping Europe’s digital and energy infrastructure. Read our related research 👉 tinyurl.com/2ap66u9w
How can Europe better prepare for future disruptions? This blogpost, authored by @catherinebanet.bsky.social, reflects on our Resilience Forum and its recommendations on energy price shocks, cybersecurity, supply chains & broader energy resilience. 👉 tinyurl.com/5n95cawz
🎙️ Throwback to our Digital Platforms Summit 2026, where leaders including @vestager.bsky.social discussed Europe’s digital rulebook. Next up: how AI governance, industrial policy and smarter regulation can strengthen Europe’s competitive edge. 👉 Register for 30 September: tinyurl.com/3hvuh5kh
👧 Keeping children safe online means looking beyond harmful content. 🔍 After the summer break, CERRE will publish new research by @kraemer.bsky.social and Michèle Ledger on how regulation can better protect children online. Read our related research 👉 tinyurl.com/2ap66u9w
📘 Catch up on CERRE’s latest publication. This month’s #CERREResearch asks whether EU consumer law is ready for AI agents that can compare offers, book flights or make purchases on consumers’ behalf. 🔎 Read @christophbusch.bsky.social Issue Paper: tinyurl.com/2ap66u9w #AgenticAI #EUPolicy
Now that the EU Commission has completed its first review of the #DMA, do we have enough evidence to assess its real impact? Our Issue Paper, published in February 2026, explains why compliance alone is not enough & why better data should guide future enforcement 👉 more: tinyurl.com/2m97mnp4
🎓 #CERREResearch is powered by a network of 35+ Research Fellows from leading universities across Europe and beyond. At our 2026 Academic Council, they exchanged ideas on policy challenges and helped shape CERRE’s future research priorities. 👉 Explore our research: tinyurl.com/2ap66u9w
How should EU energy governance evolve? Join CERRE for: “A Letta Report for Energy: Towards a New EU Energy Governance Framework" The event will look at how Europe can build a more resilient energy market 📅 15 October 2026 ⏰ 13:30 - 16:30 CET 📍 Brussels & Online Register: tinyurl.com/2rncdsks
Is EU consumer law ready for AI agents? Our new paper by @christophbusch.bsky.social looks at whether existing rules on contracts, consent, liability & consumer protection are ready for AI systems that can make purchases and other decisions on consumers behalf. Read more: tinyurl.com/54bzzs7w
☀️ Summer is travel season and crossing a border should not mean switching between multiple apps & modes of transport just to complete a journey. Our Issue Paper, published in March 2026, looks at how single ticketing regulation could be implemented in Europe. 👉 Read the paper: tinyurl.com/2aa7x3ey
What will it take for Europe to stay competitive in the age of AI, industrial strategy, and global tech rivalry? Join CERRE at the EU Competitiveness Summit. 📅 30 September 2026 ⏰ 10:00 – 17:00 CET 📍 Brussels & Online Register: tinyurl.com/3hvuh5kh #CERREEvents #EUCompetitiveness #AIGovernance
📢 New #CERREBiWeeklyNewsletter out! Inside: Alexandre de Streel shares his views on improving the proposed #DigitalNetworksAct Also featured: new #AIAct research, insights on Europe’s media framework, and upcoming #CERREEvents on competitiveness and energy governance 🔗 tinyurl.com/yubba6ze
How should the AVMSD evolve for the platform age?📺 CERRE’s new Issue Paper by Michèle Ledger looks at how the upcoming AVMSD review should address the relationship between media services, platforms and the public. Read it here: tinyurl.com/xhsrp4s4 #CERREResearch #AVMSD #EMFA #MediaPluralism
🎙️ Join CERRE’s EU Competitiveness Summit on 30 Sept with Nathalie Berger, DG GROW & Geraldine Mahieu, DG ECFIN. Discuss AI governance, industrial policy and smarter regulation. 📍 Brussels & Online 🕙 10:00–17:00 CET Register: tinyurl.com/3hvuh5kh #CERREEvents
How can EU data protection law remain fit for the age of AI? 🇪🇺🤖 CERRE’s new Report by Marco Bassini and Cristiana Firullo, looks at whether the Digital Omnibus can simplify EU digital rules while preserving fundamental rights. Read the Paper: tinyurl.com/bdfut5va #CERREResearch #AI
Join us live later today for CERRE’s webinar on the reform of the #AVMSD and coherent EU-wide rules for platforms providing access to media content. ⏰ 11:00-12:00 CEST Register: tinyurl.com/bdfnyuvw #digitaleu #CERREEvents
Catch up on CERRE’s latest publications. This month’s #CERREResearch explores the EU digital rulebook, data protection in the age of AI, and reform of the #AVMSD. Read our evidence-based insights on EU regulation: cerre.eu/publications/ #digitaleu #eupolicy
📢 Only TWO DAYS to go: Reform of the AVMSD: Towards Coherent Rules for EU-wide Platforms Providing Access to Media Content Join us online on 1 July, 11:00–12:00 CET 👉 Register here to attend: tinyurl.com/yc7jw5c2 #CERREEvents #AVMSD
📢 New #CERREBiWeeklyNewsletter out! Constanze Picking reflects on moderating CERRE’s #EUSEW2026 session on electricity market design. Inside: a Senior Comms Officer vacancy, new publications on data protection & AVMSD, and upcoming #CERREEvents. 🔗 tinyurl.com/37cucrep
Academic Director Alexandre de Streel & Research Fellow Peter Alexiadis took part as expert speakers in the ITRE Committee's public hearing on the proposed DNA yesterday Alexandre argued that Europe's "digital DNA" should combine sovereignty & competitiveness His full speech: tinyurl.com/ydkeu9xy
Media pluralism in the platform age: is the AVMSD still fit for purpose? CERRE’s new issue paper by Michèle Ledger looks at how the AVMSD should evolve as more viewers access media content through platforms. Read the paper: tinyurl.com/xhsrp4s4 #CERREResearch #AVMSD #MediaPluralism
Meet Marta Sanagustin, Head of Unit at DG CONNECT, European Commission, speaker at CERRE’s upcoming webinar on AVMSD reform. Join us on 1 July to discuss how EU rules can better address platforms shaping access to audiovisual and media content. Register 🔗 tinyurl.com/yc7jw5c2
Who is responsible when AI systems change? Two new Issue Papers by @dschnurr.bsky.social examine responsibility along the AI value chain under the EU AI Act - from substantial modification to changes of purpose and information sharing. Read the Issue Paper: tinyurl.com/bdfut5va #CERREResearch
Could Europe’s AI dependence become its biggest vulnerability? CERRE Director of Research, @zach-meyers.bsky.social joined BBC News to discuss G7 coordination on AI, warning that Europe’s reliance on foreign tech providers could become a serious strategic risk. Full interview: tinyurl.com/y4men65d
Privacy or innovation? Europe should not have to choose. A new CERRE report looks at whether the proposed #DigitalOmnibus can reduce burdens and support AI innovation while preserving the EU’s high standards on privacy, data protection & fundamental rights. Read the paper 🔗 tinyurl.com/ycnyfy6f
We’re hiring. CERRE is looking for a Senior Communications Officer to help strengthen the visibility and impact of our research on evidence-based regulation. Apply by 3 July 2026: tinyurl.com/2xwwu7az #JobsinBrussels
As the EU prepares to review the #AVMSD, how can media rules keep pace with platforms, social media and connected devices? Join CERRE on 1 July for a webinar on AVMSD reform and coherent rules for EU-wide platforms. Register: tinyurl.com/bdcm57m5 #CERREEvents #DigitalPolicy #MediaPluralism
Are current market arrangements fit to deliver a competitive, secure and affordable Energy Union? 🎤 CERRE and DFC Economics are hosting “Competition or Intervention? Rethinking Market Design for a Secure and Affordable Energy Union” at #EUSEW2026 📍 EU Commission & tinyurl.com/mr2c2uc5
Get ready for round two of CERRE at #EUSEW2026! On today’s agenda: CERRE with DFC Economics: “Competition or Intervention? Rethinking Market Design for a Secure and Affordable Energy Union” Let’s discuss smarter market designs 🕓 16:00–17:30 📍De Gasperi & online tinyurl.com/yc3v8e5w #CERREEvents