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10th Anniversary of the Club of Regulators
Independent regulatory agencies have been flourishing in Europe from the 1990’s onwards, both at national and supra-national level. As time went by, these agencies have increasingly been working in networks, and even in networks of networks. One of the main drivers is the progress of the European integration, which necessitates a degree of harmonization and cooperation across national jurisdictions, not the least on cross-border issues and enforcement actions. Another one is the progressive enlargement of the mandate of regulators, which compels them to coordinate with regulatory bodies in charge of overlapping issues. A last one is the coming of age of the digital economy, as decisions of certain national authorities, from countries where key online platforms have their sits, have spillover effects on other EU jurisdictions. In this broader context, the efficiency and the legality of the network-based architecture of regulatory supervision implies a multi-level system of judicial control where the importance of the EU/national courts nexus should not be underestimated.
The conference will therefore address the existing complexity, contradictions and fragmentation in the European regulatory landscape and consider potential evolutions of EU regulatory governance in the new age of networks. In this endeavor, the conference will bring together heads of regulatory agencies, EU officials, judges and CEOs from the industry to expose their vision and discuss the perspectives and the paths to fine-tune the EU regulatory landscape.
