With this submission, we would like to respond, in our personal capacity as researchers, to two issues raised by the European Commission's public consultation on ‘Building a European Data Economy', namely: the development of a possible future EU framework for data access (section 1), and the...

Based on a mix of conceptual insights and findings from cases, this paper discusses three ways in which the effectiveness of regulation in the areas of competition, data and consumer protection can be improved by tailoring substantive protections and enforcement mechanisms to the extent of...

While software interoperability can be achieved under European competition law, there may be a need for more structural measures. Some are envisaged by the European Commission in the Digital Agenda and could be imposed through legislation in the context of intellectual property. In parallel,...

The "Geo-blocking Regulation," introduced in 2018, addresses discriminatory online practices affecting consumers based on their location, residence, or nationality. The present study is part of on-going monitoring and seeks to provide a holistic review of the evolution of cross-border e-commerce...