Dr. Matthias Kullas

Head of Division

Specialties

Single Market & Competition
Digital Economy
Economic & Fiscal Policy

Short biography

Head of Division

cep | Centrum für Europäische Politik ‒ Stiftung Ordnungspolitik, Freiburg

Researcher

Chair in Economics, particularly economic system and social policy (Prof. Dr. Norbert Berthold), University of Würzburg

cep publications

German Federal Elections: Europe Remains a Minor Matter

EU Treaties & Institutions

German Federal Elections: Europe Remains a Minor Matter

Digital Services: European Solutions for Fair Taxation of Multinational Digital Service Providers

Digital Economy

Digital Services: European Solutions for Fair Taxation of Multinational Digital Service Providers

Mission Letters: Internal Market and Competition

Single Market & Competition

Mission Letters: Internal Market and Competition

Mission Letters: Digital policy

New Technologies

Mission Letters: Digital policy

The Political Guidelines 2024-2029 of the European Commission “von der Leyen II”

EU Treaties & Institutions

The Political Guidelines 2024-2029 of the European Commission “von der Leyen II”

Post, Like, Scroll – Does Social Media Need a Shorter Digital Leash?

Information Technology

Post, Like, Scroll – Does Social Media Need a Shorter Digital Leash?

Regulatory Exemptions for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Economic & Fiscal Policy

Regulatory Exemptions for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

The Next Step for the Single Market: A Geo-economic Shelter

Single Market & Competition

The Next Step for the Single Market: A Geo-economic Shelter

Competition in Generative Artificial Intelligence (cepInput)

Information Technology

Competition in Generative Artificial Intelligence (cepInput)

AI Liability (cepPolicyBrief)

Digital Economy

AI Liability (cepPolicyBrief)

EU-Metaverse Strategy: WEB 4.0 & Virtual Worlds (cepPolicyBrief)

Information Technology

EU-Metaverse Strategy: WEB 4.0 & Virtual Worlds (cepPolicyBrief)

The EU’s Desire for Sovereignty Lays it Open to Blackmail

EU Treaties & Institutions

The EU’s Desire for Sovereignty Lays it Open to Blackmail

Volume 4: Regulatory and Financial Burdens of EU-legislation in four Member states – a comparative study

Single Market & Competition

Volume 4: Regulatory and Financial Burdens of EU-legislation in four Member states – a comparative study

Single Market Emergency Instrument (cepPolicyBrief COM(2022) 459)

Single Market & Competition

Single Market Emergency Instrument (cepPolicyBrief COM(2022) 459)

More competitiveness, resilience and sovereignty for the EU (cepAdhoc)

Economic & Fiscal Policy

More competitiveness, resilience and sovereignty for the EU (cepAdhoc)

Part 2: Regulatory and Financial Burdens of EU-legislation in four Member states

Single Market & Competition

Part 2: Regulatory and Financial Burdens of EU-legislation in four Member states

Part 1: Regulatory and financial burdens of EU legislation in four Member States – a comparative study

Single Market & Competition

Part 1: Regulatory and financial burdens of EU legislation in four Member States – a comparative study

Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (cepPolicyBrief COM(2022) 71)

Economic & Fiscal Policy

Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (cepPolicyBrief COM(2022) 71)

Chips Act (cepPolicyBrief)

Digital Economy

Chips Act (cepPolicyBrief)

The Next Level of Europe (cepInput)

EU Treaties & Institutions

The Next Level of Europe (cepInput)

Der europäische Chips Act (cepAdhoc)

Digital Economy

Der europäische Chips Act (cepAdhoc)

European Artificial Intelligence Act (cepPolicyBrief COM2021 206)

Digital Economy

European Artificial Intelligence Act (cepPolicyBrief COM2021 206)

Digital Service Act Parts I-III (cepPolicyBriefs COM2020 825)

Digital Economy

Digital Service Act Parts I-III (cepPolicyBriefs COM2020 825)

Digital Markets Act - Part II: Enforcement and Governance (cepPolicyBrief COM2020_842)

Digital Economy

Digital Markets Act - Part II: Enforcement and Governance (cepPolicyBrief COM2020_842)

Digital Markets Act - Part I: Obligations for Online Platforms (cepPolicyBrief COM2020_842)

Digital Economy

Digital Markets Act - Part I: Obligations for Online Platforms (cepPolicyBrief COM2020_842)

The Debt-to-GDP Divergence of France and Germany (cepInput)

Economic & Fiscal Policy

The Debt-to-GDP Divergence of France and Germany (cepInput)

The EU's SURE Instrument (cepInput)

Economic & Fiscal Policy

The EU's SURE Instrument (cepInput)

How can a reform of the Stability and Growth Pact foster sound fiscal policies?

Economic & Fiscal Policy

How can a reform of the Stability and Growth Pact foster sound fiscal policies?

Combating the Corona crisis (cepInput)

Economic & Fiscal Policy

Combating the Corona crisis (cepInput)

An economy that works for people: Von der Leyen’s tasks for the new EU Commission – Part 1 (cepAdhoc)

EU Treaties & Institutions

An economy that works for people: Von der Leyen’s tasks for the new EU Commission – Part 1 (cepAdhoc)

Combating Disinformation (cepPolicyBrief)

Single Market & Competition

Combating Disinformation (cepPolicyBrief)

20 Years of the Euro: Winners and Losers

Economic & Fiscal Policy

20 Years of the Euro: Winners and Losers

Protection for Whistleblowers (Directive)

Single Market & Competition

Protection for Whistleblowers (Directive)

Online-Platforms (Regulation)

Single Market & Competition

Online-Platforms (Regulation)

cepDefault-Index Greece 2018

Economic & Fiscal Policy

cepDefault-Index Greece 2018

Unfair Trading Practices (Directive)

Single Market & Competition

Unfair Trading Practices (Directive)

Mutual Recognition of Goods (Regulation)

Single Market & Competition

Mutual Recognition of Goods (Regulation)

Technical Support for Structural Reforms (Regulation)

Economic & Fiscal Policy

Technical Support for Structural Reforms (Regulation)

Reform Delivery Tool to Support Structural Reforms (Regulation)

Economic & Fiscal Policy

Reform Delivery Tool to Support Structural Reforms (Regulation)

EU Finance Minister (Communication)

Economic & Fiscal Policy

EU Finance Minister (Communication)

Stabilisation Function (Communication)

Economic & Fiscal Policy

Stabilisation Function (Communication)

cepDefault-Index 2018

Economic & Fiscal Policy

cepDefault-Index 2018

cepDefault-Index Greece and Portugal

Economic & Fiscal Policy

cepDefault-Index Greece and Portugal

Single Digital Gateway (Regulation)

Single Market & Competition

Single Digital Gateway (Regulation)

Discriminatory national restrictions in the internal market

Single Market & Competition

Discriminatory national restrictions in the internal market

"Investigative Tool" for the Internal Market (Regulation)

Single Market & Competition

"Investigative Tool" for the Internal Market (Regulation)

Electronic Services Card (E-Card) (Directive/Regulation)

Single Market & Competition

Electronic Services Card (E-Card) (Directive/Regulation)

Female brain drain in Poland and Germany

Employment & Social Affairs

Female brain drain in Poland and Germany

cepDefault-Index United Kingdom

Economic & Fiscal Policy

cepDefault-Index United Kingdom

Copyright in the Digital Single Market (Directive)

Single Market & Competition

Copyright in the Digital Single Market (Directive)

cepDefault-Index 2017

Economic & Fiscal Policy

cepDefault-Index 2017

Geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination (Regulation)

Single Market & Competition

Geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination (Regulation)

Redistribution between the EU Member States

Economic & Fiscal Policy

Redistribution between the EU Member States

Cross-border portability of online content (Regulation)

Single Market & Competition

Cross-border portability of online content (Regulation)

Competition Challenges in the Consumer Internet Industry

Digital Economy

Competition Challenges in the Consumer Internet Industry

cepDefault-Index 2016

Economic & Fiscal Policy

cepDefault-Index 2016

Completing Economic and Monetary Union 4: Political Union

Economic & Fiscal Policy

Completing Economic and Monetary Union 4: Political Union

Completing Economic and Monetary Union 3: Fiscal Union

Economic & Fiscal Policy

Completing Economic and Monetary Union 3: Fiscal Union

Completing Economic and Monetary Union 1: Economic Union

Financial Markets

Completing Economic and Monetary Union 1: Economic Union

Combating Long-term Unemployment (Recommendation)

Employment & Social Affairs

Combating Long-term Unemployment (Recommendation)

Alcohol Strategy 2016–2022

Consumer & Health

Alcohol Strategy 2016–2022

Digital Single Market Strategy – Pillar 1 (Communication)

Single Market & Competition

Digital Single Market Strategy – Pillar 1 (Communication)

A sovereign default regime for the eurozone

Financial Markets

A sovereign default regime for the eurozone

Does TTIP need investment protection provisions?

Single Market & Competition

Does TTIP need investment protection provisions?

Exceptions to copyright

Single Market & Competition

Exceptions to copyright

Action Plan on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (Communication)

Single Market & Competition

Action Plan on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (Communication)

cepDefault-Index 2014

Economic & Fiscal Policy

cepDefault-Index 2014

Best Practices on the conduct of cartel and abuse proceedings (Guidelines)

Single Market & Competition

Best Practices on the conduct of cartel and abuse proceedings (Guidelines)

Working Time Directive (Communication)

Employment & Social Affairs

Working Time Directive (Communication)

European Standardisation Package (Consultation)

Single Market & Competition

European Standardisation Package (Consultation)

Block Exemption Regulation in the Motor Vehicle Sector (Regulation/Guidelines)

Single Market & Competition

Block Exemption Regulation in the Motor Vehicle Sector (Regulation/Guidelines)

Strategy "Europe 2020" (Communication)

Single Market & Competition

Strategy "Europe 2020" (Communication)

Guidelines for the Economic Policies of Europe 2020 (Recommendation)

Economic & Fiscal Policy

Guidelines for the Economic Policies of Europe 2020 (Recommendation)

Key Enabling Technologies (Communication)

Economic & Fiscal Policy

Key Enabling Technologies (Communication)

The Social Dimension of the Economic and Monetary Union (Communication)

Employment & Social Affairs

The Social Dimension of the Economic and Monetary Union (Communication)

Industrial Policy (Communication)

Economic & Fiscal Policy

Industrial Policy (Communication)

Trade Policy (Communication)

Single Market & Competition

Trade Policy (Communication)

Block Exemption Regulation for Specialisation Agreements (Regulation)

Single Market & Competition

Block Exemption Regulation for Specialisation Agreements (Regulation)

First Annual Growth Survey (Communication)

Economic & Fiscal Policy

First Annual Growth Survey (Communication)

Public Procurement (Green Paper)

Single Market & Competition

Public Procurement (Green Paper)

Block Exemption Regulation for Research & Development Agreements (Draft Regulation)

Single Market & Competition

Block Exemption Regulation for Research & Development Agreements (Draft Regulation)

Economic Policy Coordination (Communication)

Economic & Fiscal Policy

Economic Policy Coordination (Communication)

European Patent with Unitary Effect (Regulation)

Single Market & Competition

European Patent with Unitary Effect (Regulation)

cepDefault-Index 2011

Economic & Fiscal Policy

cepDefault-Index 2011

European Standardisation (Regulation)

Single Market & Competition

European Standardisation (Regulation)

A Single Market for Intellectual Property Rights (Communication)

Single Market & Competition

A Single Market for Intellectual Property Rights (Communication)

Horizontal Guidelines (Communication)

Single Market & Competition

Horizontal Guidelines (Communication)

EU Patent (Regulation)

Single Market & Competition

EU Patent (Regulation)

First "European Semester" (Communication)

Economic & Fiscal Policy

First "European Semester" (Communication)

Reform of the Stability and Growth Pact

Economic & Fiscal Policy

Reform of the Stability and Growth Pact

Eurobonds (Green Paper)

Economic & Fiscal Policy

Eurobonds (Green Paper)

Measures for Financially Unstable Euro Countries (Regulation)

Digital Economy

Measures for Financially Unstable Euro Countries (Regulation)

Fiscal Compact

EU Treaties & Institutions

Fiscal Compact

Monitoring of Budget Policy and Strengthening the Deficit Procedure (Regulation)

Economic & Fiscal Policy

Monitoring of Budget Policy and Strengthening the Deficit Procedure (Regulation)

cepDefault-Index 2013

Economic & Fiscal Policy

cepDefault-Index 2013

Public Procurement (Directive)

Single Market & Competition

Public Procurement (Directive)

cepDefault Index – 2012 Update for the GIPS countries

Economic & Fiscal Policy

cepDefault Index – 2012 Update for the GIPS countries

Procurement by Specific Sectors (Directive)

Single Market & Competition

Procurement by Specific Sectors (Directive)

Commercial Use of Public Procurement (Regulation)

Single Market & Competition

Commercial Use of Public Procurement (Regulation)

Fiscal Correction Mechanism (Communication)

EU Treaties & Institutions

Fiscal Correction Mechanism (Communication)

State Aid Reform (Communication)

Single Market & Competition

State Aid Reform (Communication)

Roadmap Towards a "Genuine" Economic and Monetary Union (Report)

EU Treaties & Institutions

Roadmap Towards a "Genuine" Economic and Monetary Union (Report)