EU digital laws simplified by CEPS Task Force to boost innovation
The CEPS Task Force is charting a course toward a more coherent and innovation-friendly EU digital rulebook that simplifies compliance while preserving Europe’s strong consumer and data protections.
The Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) Task Force, titled ‘Next Steps for EU Law and Regulation for the Digital World’, aims to refine and simplify the EU’s digital rulebook.
This rulebook now covers key legislation, including the Digital Markets Act (DMA), Digital Services Act (DSA), GDPR, Data Act, AI Act, Data Governance Act (DGA), and Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).
While these laws position Europe as a global leader in digital regulation, they also create complexity, overlaps, and legal uncertainty.
The Task Force focuses on enhancing coherence, efficiency, and consistency across digital acts while maintaining strong protections for consumers and businesses.
The CEPS Task Force emphasises targeted reforms to reduce compliance burdens, especially for SMEs, and strengthen safeguards.
It also promotes procedural improvements, including robust impact assessments, independent ex-post evaluations, and the adoption of RegTech solutions to streamline compliance and make regulation more adaptive.
Between November 2025 and January 2026, the Task Force will hold four workshops addressing: alignment of the DMA with competition law, fine-tuning the DSA, improving data governance, enhancing GDPR trust, and ensuring AI Act coherence.
The findings will be published in a Final Report in March 2026, outlining a simpler, more agile EU digital regulatory framework that fosters innovation, reduces regulatory burdens, and upholds Europe’s values.
