Task 4 report complements the regulatory analysis in Tasks 1 - 3 with 11 in-depth market case studies assessing the economic development of the collaborative short-term rental platforms. The following 11 cities were under consideration: Athens, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Florence,...

This report (Task 2 Report) comprises the first part of the third deliverable (D3) to be produced under the contract between the European Commission and our Study Team, consisting of VVA Europe (hereinafter also referred to as: 'VVA') and Spark Legal Network (hereinafter also referred to as...

This section gives an overview of the short-term accommodation sector in Athens. It describes the main players, and gives an insight of the economic development, and explains the main local rules shaping the short-term rental market.

The study assesses the overall functioning and performance of the Product Liability Directive and whether it is effective, efficient, coherent and relevant and has EU added value. Attention is paid to analysing whether the Product Liability Directive is fit for purpose, as regards new...

This is the final report of the Interim Evaluation of Space Research and Innovation under Horizon 2020. Technopolis and VVA carried out this Interim Evaluation for DG GROW using the Commission's standard evaluation methodology, as recommended in the Regulation No 1291/2013. The evaluation was...

The aim of this study is to analyse the cumulative costs of the most relevant EU legislation with a bearing on the chemical industry in the 28 EU Member States during the period 2004-2014. Specifically, the study objectives are to: - provide for quantification of the cumulative costs related to...

The study had two overarching objectives, which were: (i) to evaluate the relevance, effectiveness, coherence, efficiency, sustainability and European added value (EAV) of the GMES programme (the PAs, GIO and FP7 space component); and (ii) to outline the overall societal value of the three...

Directive 2011/7/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating late payment in commercial transactions (hereinafter 'the Directive') was adopted on 16 February 2011 and was due to be integrated into the national law of EU countries by 16 March 2013 at the latest. The Directive...

This study provides factual evidence on potential issues related to access and (re-)use of data in platform-to-business relations. Based on interviews with online platforms and businesses, a survey of businesses, and a literature review, the study identifies the different categories of data...