Centre On Regulation In Europe (Cerre)

The Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE) is a Brussels-based think tank which promotes robust and consistent regulation in network industries. CERRE’s members are regulatory authorities and operators, as well as universities. The possibility for all consumers and users to have access to quality services at reasonable prices is not yet today the general rule for Europe’s network industries. Good regulation is thus necessary to improve both the EU process of liberalization of those industries and, more widely, public governance. CERRE’s threefold objective is as follows: - Promoting robustness and consistency in regulation processes and systems in Europe. This involves developing norms, standards and policy recommendations related to the regulation of service provision and infrastructure management and to the specification of optimal market rules; - Clarifying the respective roles of market operators, governments and regulatory authorities. This objective includes the enhancement of all players’ expertise in regulation, which a necessary condition to achieve quality, mature and reliable regulation; - Recommending and disseminate top quality regulation practices. These should be recognized internationally while being adapted to local policy and institutional environments. Follow us on Twitter: @CERRE_ThinkTank