This Report is the final result of a study of which the objective was threefold: - First, the study aimed to assist the Commission by gathering evidence on the transposition of the ePrivacy Directive and by conducting an in-depth analysis of the effective implementation and enforcement of key...

Directive 2002/58/EC - hereafter "the ePrivacy Directive" - aims to protect the privacy and regulate the processing of personal data in the electronic communications sector. As such the Directive complements the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC. Inter alia, the ePrivacy Directive specifies how...

This Report is the final result of a study of which the objective was threefold: - First, the study aimed to assist the Commission by gathering evidence on the transposition of the ePrivacy Directive and by conducting an in-depth analysis of the effective implementation and enforcement of key...

The European Commission is promoting forward-looking public procurement strategies in several flagship initiatives in the Europe 2020 strategy. For instance, by acting as technologically demanding first buyers, public procurers can drive R&D and innovation from the demand side. Developing...