News from our EU team – October 2025

Our EU team is leading a study on EU instruments for the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT). The purpose of this study is to examine the interaction between the Digital Services Act (DSA) and existing or upcoming EU legislation.

In cooperation with the Centre for Strategy & Evaluation Services Europe (CSES), our team is supporting the Commission to fulfil its legal obligation to evaluate and report on the interaction between the DSA and other EU legal acts.

The study team has conducted comprehensive legal analysis on over 50 pieces of EU law in diverse fields including consumer policy, product safety, media and intellectual property law, illegal content moderation, ICT law, data protection and cyber-security, as well as judicial cooperation.

Our EU team is leading a study on EU instruments for the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT). The purpose of this study is to examine the interaction between the Digital Services Act (DSA) and existing or upcoming EU legislation.

In cooperation with the Centre for Strategy & Evaluation Services Europe (CSES), our team is supporting the Commission to fulfil its legal obligation to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee enshrined in Article 91(1)(b) of the Digital Services Act, which requires the Commission to evaluate and report on the interaction between the DSA and other EU legal acts.

Our work focuses on comprehensive legal analysis of both existing and forthcoming legislation against the provisions of the DSA and determining whether there are any conflicts of law or if the acts can be applied harmoniously. The study team has analysed over 50 pieces of EU law in diverse fields including consumer policy, product safety, media and intellectual property law, illegal content moderation, ICT law, data protection and cyber-security, as well as judicial cooperation.

Beyond identifying any potential conflicts of law, the study aims to gauge the potential impact of theoretical contradictions and to devise potential ways of simplifying the existing legal framework to avoid these conflicts and accommodate DSA provisions.

Tetra Tech, together with RAND Europe and SIRIS Academic, has been awarded a major contract by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation to monitor progress of the EU Cancer Mission (2014–2030).

The Cancer Mission aims to improve the lives of more than three million people by 2030 through better prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, and support for quality of life.

The consortium is led by RAND Europe, with SIRIS Academic providing data analysis expertise. Tetra Tech leads on the design and development of a comprehensive online dashboard that will track progress across mission objectives, providing biannual updates and enabling transparent, evidence-based reporting for policymakers and stakeholders.

The dashboard will integrate diverse data sources, ensure interactive visualisation of indicators, and support the European Commission in understanding the real impact of funded projects and initiatives. This monitoring framework will guide decision-making, strengthen accountability, and help identify lessons for future EU mission.

Tetra Tech’s EU team is conducting a study on the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), led by the Centre for Strategy & Evaluation Services Europe, in collaboration with Asterisk Research & Analysis, and Spark Legal and Policy Consulting.

The main objective of this study is to support the European Commission in complying with its legal obligation under Article 119(1) of the EPPO Regulation. This requires an evaluation of the overall impact of the EPPO Regulation and its implementation in EU Member States, as well as an evaluation of the working practices, effectiveness and efficiency of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office itself.

The consortium will complete this project by examining whether the EPPO Regulation has been correctly and completely implemented, by identifying potential obstacles and areas for simplification in the EPPO’s working practices, as well as by assessing the Office’s overall performance and impact against its stated goals.

The study team will be guided by the Commission’s Better Regulation Guidelines Toolbox in their evaluations to draw conclusions and identify lessons learned from the first day of the EPPO Regulation’s entry into force on 20 November 2017 until the end of January 2025 and to distinguish potential areas for improvement.

Tetra Tech has recently been selected by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC) to play a key role in a study evaluating the impact of the European School Education Platform (ESEP), which includes eTwinning. This study, led by Visionary Analytics, aims to provide insights into how ESEP and eTwinning are influencing education around Europe.

The European School Education Platform serves as a central online hub designed to bring together the diverse European education community. It offers a collaborative space where educators, students and stakeholders can connect, share resources and engage in continuous professional development. One of the core components of ESEP is eTwinning, a well-established and widely recognised programme that enables schools and classrooms from different European countries to collaborate through a secure online platform.

The primary objective of the current study is to evaluate the overall impact of ESEP on its users and the broader European education ecosystem. This includes understanding how the platform supports collaboration, enhances teaching and learning experiences, and contributes to the professional growth of educators. By gathering comprehensive data and user feedback, the study seeks to identify the strengths of the platform as well as areas where improvements can be made to better meet the evolving needs of its diverse user base.

Tetra Tech’s EU team will primarily contribute to the mapping of the platform’s content, how it is used by its users and in what ways ESEP could be improved to better suit the users’ identified needs.

Our EU team is evaluating the impact of artificial intelligence on external communication for the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communication (DG COMM).

The study will start with a detailed needs assessment across DG COMM and other relevant units in the Commission, identifying concrete use cases and priorities. Building on this, we will carry out tailored research to explore existing AI solutions, opportunities and challenges.

Our work will focus on three thematic areas:

• Content generation and editing
• Evidence-based AI in communication (ex ante, ex post and ongoing monitoring and evaluation)
• Legal, ethical and data security considerations

The project will also feature interactive workshops and a community of practice, bringing together peers and experts. The overall aim is to support the Commission in taking a strategic, future-oriented approach to the use of AI in external communication.

Tetra Tech has been contracted to lead the independent review of the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) population-based surveys. Our EU team is collaborating with Asterisk Research and Analysis and a team of experts on survey methodology to deliver this project for the Fundamental Rights Agency.

The purpose of the review is to help the FRA future-proof their population surveys in order to respond to evolving demands and constraints, such as technical or financial limitations. To that effect, the study team will assess factors like the effectiveness, efficiency, coherence and EU added value of the Agency’s large-scale population surveys.

The team will develop a set of possible future scenario-options to help the FRA identify changes to their survey designs and methodologies that can be implemented for its future population research until 2040. These scenarios will effectively respond to the changing context in which the FRA operates and help them continue their important work of delivering high-quality survey data that can feed into EU policy- and law-making processes.