The purpose of this study is to propose a solution for the exchange of information between CSIRTs and Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) in the form of a roadmap and a common taxonomy, as well as a mechanism to share information based on this common taxonomy and a model on how to update the...

The Damages Directive was published in the Official Journal on 5 December 2014. EU countries need to implement it by 27 December 2016. The Directive makes it a lot easier for victims of antitrust violations to claim compensation, and fine-tunes the interplay between private damages claims and...

Over the past decade competition authorities (CAs) and academic researchers have become increasingly interested in conducting ex-post economic evaluations of competition policy enforcement actions. The scepticism expressed at the end of 1990s by some academics about the benefits of competition...

A lot can be learnt from existing work on the micro and macroeconomic impacts of competition policy. Overall, this review of the literature confirms that competition policy contributes to the good functioning of markets and improves consumer welfare. The empirical research on the microeconomic...

Upon request by the LIBE Committee, this study surveys the US legal system of data protection in the field of federal law enforcement. It reviews two principal sources of US data protection law, the Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution and the Privacy Act of 1974. It also considers the...

Upon request by the LIBE Committee, this study surveys the US legal system of data protection in the field of federal law enforcement. It reviews two principal sources of US data protection law, the Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution and the Privacy Act of 1974. It also considers the...

Terrorism, organised crime and cybercrime increasingly threaten societies across the European Union. Europe faces the spill over effects of political instability in its immediate neighbourhood. As new threats emerge, our societies are further challenged by social turmoil caused by a volatile...