A Colloquium, co-organised by the University of Münster with representatives of the European Commission and ELI Council Member Reiner Schulze, was held from 16–17 May 2019. The Colloquium featured a number of key developments shaping the transition to the digital economy and the digital single market.

On the first day, Vice-President Sjef van Erp presented a paper entitled ‘Do We Need a Data Property Law Next to Traditional Property Law?’ and President Wendehorst opened the second day with a presentation on ‘Personal Data in Data Value Chains’. Other ELI members that also gave presentations include Schulze, Friedrich Graf von Westphalen, Axel Metzger, Martin Schmidt-Kessel and Juliette Sénéchal.

The topic, which formed the subject of the ELI’s Statement on ‘The European Commission’s Proposed Directive on the Supply of Digital Content to Consumers’, deserves particular attention in light of the entry into force of the directives on certain aspects concerning contracts for the sale of goods of 20 May 2019 and the ELI’s contribution to the same.

The programme and ELI Statement can be found here and here respectively.