• Second meeting of the stakeholder group on the Insolvency II initiative

    The second meeting of this informal stakeholder group will take place on 27 May 2016, in Brussels. The agenda of the meeting will follow shortly.               Just click on the document to open or download it. Where do we come from? •- Insolvency Regulations 1346/2000/EC and 848/2015/EU •- Country specific recommendations (European Semester) •-...
  • Digital contracts for Europe

    We have all experienced this before: downloading music that would not play on our device, or buying software that suddenly stops working. Digital content products include videos, music clips, software or live sport events sold online. Buying these products online can be quicker and cheaper for the consumer, but if the product is not...
  • Grants provided by the Directorate-General Justice and Consumers (DG JUST)

    Grants provided by the Directorate-General Justice and Consumers (DG JUST): Applying for grants from DG JUST can be done on the basis of open calls for proposals. Open calls are published on the website of DG JUST, where it is possible to find the necessary documents for applicants and detailed instructions on how to...
  • Digital Single Market Digital Economy & Society

    Public consultation on the role of publishers in the copyright value chain and on the ‘panorama exception’ Published on 23/03/2016 The Commission is launching a public consultation on the role of publishers in the copyright value chain and on the ‘panorama exception’. It will serve to gather views in particular on the impact that...
  • Economic Aspects of Law: A Partnership between the Foundation and HEC Paris

    This article is for the newsletter: Newsletter January 2011 By Pascal Durand-Barthez, attorney Even if one of the characteristics of civil law is the consideration it gives to moral and social values, one of the ‘raisons d’être’ for the Foundation is an economic finding: the importance of law as an economic instrument is not...