We cordially invite you to the Final Conference of the DEUCE Project (Digitalising EU Cross-Border Enforcement for Consumers: Pathways to Effective Justice in the Digital Single Market).
The conference will take place on 19–20 February 2026, in Brussels (Hoek 38, Rue de Louvain 38, 1000 Brussels) and online.
This conference is free to attend, but be sure to reserve your spot.
You can register HERE
DEUCE Final Conference will bring together academics, legal practitioners, policymakers, consumer organisations, and representatives of EU institutions to discuss how digitalisation is transforming consumer rights enforcement and access to justice in the European Union.
The event will feature four thematic panels covering theoretical, regulatory, and practical dimensions of digital enforcement, with contributions from scholars, judges, and legal professionals from across Europe.
After the opening and welcome of Marco Giacalone (VUB Research Professor and co-coordinator of DIKE Research group) and Isabelle Perignon (Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers)
Panel discussions will cover the following topics:
Panel 1 – With discussions led by the session chair, Evelyne Terryn (KU Leuven), will focus on Algorithmic Enforcement, Trust, and Consumer Remedies. Specifically, the speakers are:
Marco Scialdone (Euroconsumers)
From Rights to Reality: Bridging the Digital Enforcement GapPablo Martinez Ramil, Thomas Hoffmann, Angela Chiara Nardi (TalTech University)
Liability and Consumer Protection in the Age of Autonomous AISylvian Dorol (European Bailiffs’ Foundation – EUBF)
Digital Inclusion and Access to RemediesMichael Sierra (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Delegated Trust in Algorithmic Enforcement: Regulatory Intermediaries, Digital Fairness, and Consumer Redress in the EU
Panel 2 – With discussions led by the session chair, Marco Giacalone (VUB), will focus on Digitalising Civil Enforcement: The DEUCE Project. Specifically, the speakers are:
Tatjana Josipovic, Ivana Kanceljak (University of Zagreb)
Digitalising Civil Enforcement: Infrastructure, Cooperation, and Access to Justice in the EUMarianna Molinari, Marco Giacalone (VUB)
Digitalisation as a New Dimension of Justice in the European UnionLana Katarina Gotvan, Ambrož Korljan, Katarina Zajc (University of Ljubljana)
Cross-Border Cooperation in the Era of Data SovereigntyAndrea Filippo Ferraris, Susanna Picariello, Marco Giacalone (VUB)
Access to Justice as Consumers’ Understanding: Epistemic Mediation in AI-Assisted Legal Interfaces
Panel 3 – with discussions led by the session chair, Alberto de Franceschi (Ferrara University) will focus on EU Cross-Border Enforcement Instruments in the Digital Age. Specifically, the speakers are:
André Janssen (Radboud University)
Automated Enforcement of Consumer Rights: Making Consumer Law Really CountRimantas Simaitis, Milda Markevičiūtė, Vigita Vėbraitė (Vilnius University)
From Procedure to Empowerment: Do the European Order for Payment and the European Enforcement Order Procedures Efficiently Serve Creditors in the Algorithmic Age?Nicolas Kyriakides, Eva Manolova, Nicoletta Zacharopoulos (University of Nicosia)
Bringing Brussels I bis Closer to the European Enforcement OrderGioia Arnone (University of Palermo & VUB)
E-Justice Tools and Crypto-Enabled Organised Crime: Digital Enforcement, Cross-Border Cooperation, and Procedural Fairness in the European UnionEmilia Richiello (VUB)
Crypto-Assets and Public Enforcement in the EU and USA
Panel 4 – with discussions led by the session chair, Jachin Van Doninck (VUB), will focus on Digital Enforcement in Practice: National and Procedural Perspectives. Specifically, the speakers are:
Noémi Suri (Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest)
European Uncontested Claims Enforcement in HungaryGiuseppe Fiengo (Civil Judge, Tribunale di Napoli)
The Issuance of a European Order for Payment under Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 and the Procedures for Lodging an Opposition under Italian LawMagdalena Jankowska-Gilberg (Zentrum für Europäischen Verbraucherschutz)
A New Framework for Digital Civil Proceedings in Germany: Payment Claims before Local CourtsThomas Hoffmann, Pablo Martinez Ramil, Karine Veersalu (TalTech University)
Civil Procedure as Infrastructure: Estonia’s Digital Civil Procedure Workflow and the Enforceability of Uncontested Claims
By addressing key challenges in digital and algorithmic enforcement, access to justice,and EU cross-border consumer protection, the conference aims to foster meaningful exchange. We look forward to welcoming participants in Brussels and online.