Friedemann Zippel  x

This e-presentation discusses the main observations and recommendations of ECA’s Special report 28/2023 on Public procurement in the EU. The report covers the period 2011-2021 and is aimed at analysing the impact of the 2014 public procurement directives on the procurement process in the EU member states. On the basis of its findings, the report outlines several main recommendations to the European Commission for improving public procurement competition in the EU.

e-Presentation | March 2024 | Learning time: 38 minutes

e-Presentation by Friedemann Zippel, Principal Manager in Chamber II Directorate - Investment for cohesion, growth and inclusion, European Court of Auditors, Luxembourg.

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Damjan Kukovec  x

This e-presentation discusses the most important recent judgments of the General Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered in the field of EU public procurement law. Some of the topics addressed by the presentation are the use of negotiated procedure without prior publication, exclusion grounds and suspensive effect of the review procedures.

e-Presentation | March 2024 | Learning time: 31 minutes

e-Presentation by Damjan Kukovec, Judge, General Court of the European Union, Luxembourg.

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Johannes Laitenberger x

This e-presentation discusses the most important judgments of the General Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered in the field of EU antitrust law and merger control in 2023. It focuses on three main topics that can be identified in recent cases: (1) The further consolidation of a “substance based” specification of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU; (2) A significant clarification regarding standards and concepts of merger control; (3) The tendency to enhance “legitimacy through procedure” in a field of law characterized by complex economic and technical assessments through elaborate standards of procedural rights.

e-Presentation | December 2023 | Learning time: 49 minutes

e-Presentation by Johannes Laitenberger, Judge, General Court of the European Union, Luxembourg.

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Werner Berg x

This e-presentation discusses the latest developments in competition law enforcement at EU level and in particular the status of the recent antitrust and merger cases of the European Commission. It provides a thorough overview of the proceedings that were closed in 2023 and on ongoing investigations, placing a special focus on merger cases.

e-Presentation | December 2023 | Learning time: 40 minutes

e-Presentation by Werner Berg, Knowledge Management Counsel, Latham & Watkins LLP, Brussels.

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Carole Maczkovics x

This bilingual e-presentation (with French audio and English slides) discusses recent CJEU judgments on the application of State aid rules in the energy sector. It analyses in details joined cases C-702/20 and C-17/21, DOBELES HES SIA and case C-470/20, AS Veejam, OÜ Espo V AS Elering and offers valuable insights into the evolving legal landscape of State aid in the energysector.

e-Presentation | November 2023 | Learning time: 37 minutes

e-Presentation by Carole Maczkovics, Of Counsel, Covington & Burling, Brussels.

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Nicola Pesaresix

This e-presentation discusses the state of play of application of the Commission’s 2022 Climate, Energy and Environmental Aid Guidelines (CEEAG) and the main challenges ahead, and presents the scope of application of the different rules of the Guidelines and the decisional practice of the Commission under the new legal framework.

e-Presentation | November 2023 | Learning time: 41 minutes

e-Presentation by Nicola Pesaresi, COMP.B2 - Markets and Cases I: Energy and Environment - State Aid, DG Competition, European Commission, Brussels.

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Competition Law

Inge Bernaerts x


This e-presentation will present the European Commission’s latest competition policy initiatives with a focus on the evaluation of Regulation 1/2003 and the reviews of the Market Definition Notice and the Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations and Guidelines. It will also discuss recently adopted legislation such as the new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation and the Digital Markets Act.

e-Presentation | December 2022 | Learning time: 41 minutes

e-Presentation by Inge Bernaerts, Director of Directorate COMP.A: Policy & Strategy, DG Competition, European Commission, Brussels.

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Werner Berg x

This e-presentation discusses the latest developments in competition law enforcement at EU level and in particular the status of the recent antitrust and merger cases of the European Commission. It provides a thorough overview of the proceedings that were closed in 2022 and on ongoing investigations, placing a special focus on the Illumina/Grail merger.

e-Presentation | December 2022 | Learning time: 35 minutes

e-Presentation by Werner Berg, Knowledge Management Counsel, Latham & Watkins LLP, Brussels.

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Tihamér Tóth x

This e-presentation discusses the notable judgments of the Court of Justice of the EU delivered in 2022 in the field of EU competition law. In particular, it focuses on the judgments related to Gazprom’s practices on the gas markets in Central and Eastern Europe (T-616/18 and T-399/19), the Servizio (C 377/20), Qualcomm (T-235/18) and Google Android (T-604/18) judgments and the recent airfreight cartel judgments.

e-Presentation | December 2022 | Learning time: 38 minutes

e-Presentation by Tihamér Tóth, Judge, General Court of the European Union, Luxembourg.

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Ruben Maximiano x

This presentation discusses the interplay between competition law and environmental sustainability and if competition policy can be used for achieving sustainability objectives. Special focus will be placed on the role of competition authorities, and whether and how they should consider sustainability in their assessment.

e-Presentation | April 2022 | Learning time: 43 minutes

e-Presentation by Ruben Maximiano, Senior Competition Expert, Competition Division, OECD, Paris.

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Vera Pozzato x

This e-presentation examines in detail how sustainability considerations are addressed in the European Commission’s draft revised Guidelines on Horizontal Cooperation Agreements. The focus is placed on the chapter on sustainability agreements and how they are assessed under Article 101 TFEU.

e-Presentation | April 2022 | Learning time: 31 minutes

e-Presentation by Vera Pozzato, Policy Officer, Unit A1 – Antitrust Case Support and Policy, DG Competition, European Commission, Brussels.

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Michael Jürgen Werner x

This e-presentation discusses the competition law risks faced by companies willing to engage in sustainable business practices and how they can cooperate on sustainability initiatives without breaching EU competition rules.

e-Presentation | April 2022 | Learning time: 34 minutes

e-Presentation by Michael Jürgen Werner, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright, Brussels.

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Workshop recording |  28 April 2021

Competition Law Enforcement and Sustainability

  • Main issues and practical challenges
  • Half-day EU Competition Law Workshop (1/2022)

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Maria Jaspers x

This e-presentation discusses the latest initiatives undertaken by the European Commission in the field of EU competition law and the key areas it is planning to work on in the future. Special focus will be placed on the latest cartel cases and enforcement priorities.

e-Presentation | December 2021 | Learning time: 47 minutes

e-Presentation by Maria Jaspers, Director of Directorate COMP.G: Cartels, DG Competition, European Commission, Brussels.

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Natalie Harsdorf-Borsch x

This e-presentation discusses the impact of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) on antitrust enforcement and merger control from the point of view of the national enforcer. The e-presentation will focus on recent changes introduced into Austrian and German law and their relationship with the DMA.

e-Presentation | December 2021 | Learning time: 20 minutes

e-Presentation by Natalie Harsdorf-Borsch, Deputy Director General and Managing Director, Austrian Federal Competition Authority, Vienna.

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Krystyna Kowalik-Bańczyk x

This e-presentation discusses the notable judgments by the Court of Justice of the EU delivered in 2020 and 2021 in the field of EU competition law. In particular, it focuses on recent cases related to Commission inspections, the relationship between EU and national competition law, the application of the ne bis in idem principle, latest Article 102 TFEU developments and private enforcement cases.

e-Presentation | December 2021 | Learning time: 50 minutes

e-Presentation by Krystyna Kowalik-Bańczyk, Judge, General Court of the European Union, Luxembourg.

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Workshop recording |  27 October 2021

Private Enforcement of EU Competition Law: Recent Developments and Practical Issues

  • The Commission’s Report on the implementation of the Damages Directive
  • Lessons learnt from Skanska, Cogeco, Tibor-Trans, Volvo and Others and Sumal
  • Quantification of damages: stages, methods and practical challenges

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Workshop recording |  21 April 2021

Competition Law Infringements in Public Procurement Markets

  • How to design a tender to prevent and detect bid-rigging
  • Common red flags in procurement
  • Main challenges in the investigation of collusive tendering

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Webinar recording |  10 December 2020

Latest Developments in EU Antitrust Law

  • Latest policy initiatives of the European Commission
  • Update on recent Commission investigation
  • Key takeaways from recent CJEU judgments

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Webinar recording |  13 July 2020

EU Competition Law in Times of COVID-19: Impact of the Global Crisis

  • Dos and don'ts for companies
  • Antitrust enforcement by the European Commission and NCAs
  • Application of State aid rules to support measures granted by Member States

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Webinar recording |  4 December 2019

The ECN+ Directive: Practical Implications for NCAs and Businesses

  • Analysis of the provisions of the ECN+ Directive and their main objectives
  • Impact on the NCAs’ enforcement powers
  • Practical implications for undertakings

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Hein Hobbelen


e-Presentation | November 2013 | Learning time: 48 minutes

Hein Hobbelen

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Public Procurement

Damjan Kukovec x

This e-presentation examines the notable judgments of the CJEU in the field of public procurement law delivered in the period April 2022 – March 2023. In particular, it discusses several themes that can be found in recent CJEU jurisprudence: the participation of groups of undertakings in the procurement procedure; the interplay between the principle of proportionality and the goals of public procurement; the interaction of public procurement law with other fields of EU law; the requirements that should be met by the appeals submitted to the Court against a General Court judgment. In addition, the e-presentation discusses the “realist trend” of the Court of Justice and the autonomy of EU law.

e-Presentation | March 2023 | Learning time: 34 minutes

e-Presentation by Damjan Kukovec, Judge, General Court of the European Union, Luxembourg.

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Michael Jürgen Wernerx

This e-presentation discusses the topic of innovation public procurement and, in particular, the Commission Guidance on Innovation Procurement adopted in June 2021. It will examine different options for innovation-friendly tools that can be used in all types of procedures to attract innovation and get benefits for both the buyer and the supplier. The main features of the specific public procurement procedures that entail the procurement of R&D services as described in the Guidance are presented, as well as some specific considerations related to IPR and State aid.

e-Presentation | March 2022 | Learning time: 33 minutes

e-Presentation by Michael Jürgen Werner, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright, Brussels.

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Katharina Knapton-Vierlichx

This e-presentation will discuss the latest initiatives undertaken by the European Commission in the field of public procurement and the key areas it is planning to work on in the future. Special focus will be placed on the new Guidance on socially responsible procurement and the Commission’s proposal on addressing foreign subsidies.

e-Presentation | March 2021 | Learning time: 25 minutes

e-Presentation by Katharina Knapton-Vierlich, Head of Unit (acting), C.2 Public Procurement, DG GROW, European Commission, Brussels.

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Christopher Bovisx

The e-presentation will look into the practical implications of Brexit on the public procurement process in the EU and UK in the first months after the end of the transition period. Special attention is paid to the UK Government Green Paper on Procurement and the transformation of the UK public procurement regime that it has proposed.

e-Presentation | March 2021 | Learning time: 49 minutes

e-Presentation by Christopher Bovis, Professor of Business Law, Business School, University of Hull.

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Katharina Knapton-Vierlich


e-Presentation | March 2018 | Learning time: 50 minutes

Katharina Knapton-Vierlich

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Dr Rebecca Schäffer


e-Presentation | March 2017 | Learning time: 21 minutes

Dr Rebecca Schäffer

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Alvydas Stancikas


e-Presentation | March 2017 | Learning time: 34 minutes

Alvydas Stancikas

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Dr Albert Sánchez Graells


e-Presentation | March 2017 | Learning time: 20 minutes

Dr Albert Sánchez Graells

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Michael Jürgen Werner


e-Presentation | March 2017 | Learning time: 31 minutes

Michael Jürgen Werner

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Michael Jürgen Werner


e-Presentation | June 2015 | Learning time: 49 minutes

Michael Jürgen Werner

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Prof Christopher Bovis


e-Presentation | October 2014 | Learning time: 31 minutes

Prof Christopher Bovis

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Antonio Capobianco


e-Presentation | October 2014 | Learning time: 41 minutes

Antonio Capobianco

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Prof Christopher Bovis


e-Presentation | October 2013 | Learning time: 35 minutes

Prof Christopher Bovis

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State Aid Law

Viktor Kreuschitz  x

This e-presentation examines important recent developments in CJEU jurisprudence concerning the private investor principle and the notion of “interested party”. In particular, it focuses on the application of the principle and on the question when the Commission must initiate a formal investigation procedure. In addition to these two topics, the e-presentation discusses the recent Micula (C-638/19 P) and Fiat (C 885/19 P and C 898/19 P) judgments.

e-Presentation | November 2022 | Learning time: 45 minutes

e-Presentation by Viktor Kreuschitz, Former Judge at the General Court of the European Union, Luxembourg.

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Hanns Peter Nehl x

This presentation will examine the separation of powers and tasks between the main actors enforcing EU State aid law. It will also examine the European Commission’s procedures and decision-making powers, and their interaction with national court proceedings and decisions.

e-Presentation | February 2021 | Learning time: 49 minutes

e-Presentation by Hanns Peter Nehl, Legal Secretary, General Court of the European Union, Luxembourg.

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Jacques Derenne  x

This e-presentation will discuss the procedural framework in State aid recovery actions. It will focus on the main sources and principles of national enforcement of State aid law and will look closely into public and private enforcement of State aid rules before the national courts.

e-Presentation | February 2021 | Learning time: 46 minutes

e-Presentation by Jacques Derenne, Partner, Sheppard Mullin, Brussels; Professor, University of Liège and Brussels School of Competition.

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This e-presentation discusses the notable judgments by the Court of Justice of the EU delivered at the end of 2018 and in 2019 in the field of State aid law (e.g.: T-894/16 Societé Air France v. Commission, C-349/17 Eesti Pagar, C-105/18 to C-113/18 UNESA et al., and the tax ruling cases).This presentation discusses the main trends and best practices in the enforcement of State aid rules by the courts of the EU Member States and the major challenges and difficulties faced by the national judges with regard to the application of State aid rules.

e-Presentation | November 2019 | Learning time: 36 minutes

Viktor Kreuschitz

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finck

This presentation discusses the main trends and best practices in the enforcement of State aid rules by the courts of the EU Member States and the major challenges and difficulties faced by the national judges with regard to the application of State aid rules.

e-Presentation | November 2019 | Learning time: 20 minutes

Bernadette Willemot-Nieuwenhuys

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Diese E-Präsentation befasst sich mit Kompensationszahlungen von Mitgliedstaaten an heimische Unternehmen, die Schäden aufgrund von Wirtschaftssanktionen gegen Drittstaaten ausgleichen sollen. Der Vortrag stellt zunächst Beispiele für wirtschaftliche Sanktionen dar und zeigt ihre Auswirkungen auf. Danach prüft der Referent die Vereinbarkeit solcher Kompensationszahlungen mit den aktuellen Regeln des EU-Beihilfenrechts.

e-Presentation | November 2018 | Lernzeit: 21 Minuten

Michael Jürgen Werner

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This presentation explains the results achieved in the State Aid Modernisation (SAM) process as well as the latest initiatives of the European Commission. It focuses on the application of the General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER), the new Best Practices Code, and the Commission Proposal of 6 June 2018 for a targeted amendment of the Enabling Regulation to accompany the next Multiannual Financial Framework.

e-Presentation | November 2018 | Learning time: 38 minutes

Barbara Brandtner

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This presentation analyses the most notable judgments of the Court of Justice and the General Court of the EU delivered in the field of State aid law at the end of 2017 and in 2018 (e.g.: C-135/16 Georgsmarienhütte GmbH e.a., T-47/15 Germany v Commission, T-356/15 Austria v. Commission, T-554/15 and T-555/15 Hungary v Commission, C-622/16 Scuola Elementare Maria Montessori).

e-Presentation | November 2018 | Learning time: 50 minutes

Viktor Kreuschitz

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Marc Bungenberg


e-Präsentation | November 2017 | Lernzeit: 45 Minuten

Marc Bungenberg

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Viktor Kreuschitz


e-Presentation | November 2017 | Learning time: 49 minutes

Viktor Kreuschitz

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Michael Jürgen Werner


e-Presentation | November 2016 | Learning time: 16 minutes

Michael Jürgen Werner

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April Pelin


Free e-presentation | May 2016 | Learning time: 62 minutes

April Pelin

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Jacques Derenne


e-Presentation | May 2016 | Learning time: 42 minutes

Jacques Derenne

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Leo Flynn


Free e-presentation | May 2016 | Learning time: 80 minutes

Leo Flynn

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Michael Jürgen Werner & Vincent Verouden


e-Presentation | May 2016 | Learning time: 65 minutes

Michael Jürgen Werner & Vincent Verouden

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Simone Donzelli & Bernadette Willemot-Nieuwenhuys


Free e-presentation | May 2016 | Learning time: 32 minutes

Simone Donzelli & Bernadette Willemot-Nieuwenhuys

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Kai Struckmann


e-Presentation | May 2016 | Learning time: 43 minutes

Kai Struckmann

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Lena Sandberg


Free e-presentation | November 2015 | Learning time: 18 minutes

Lena Sandberg

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Bianca Rodriguez Galindo


Free e-presentation | November 2015 | Learning time: 24 minutes

Bianca Rodriguez Galindo

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Prof Patrick Thieffry


e-Presentation | November 2014 | Learning time: 33 minutes

Prof Patrick Thieffry

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Miek Van der Wee


e-Presentation | November 2013 | Learning time: 37 minutes

Miek Van der Wee

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Berend Jan Drijber


e-Presentation | March 2013 | Learning time: 33 minutes

Berend Jan Drijber

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Michael Jürgen Werner


e-Presentation | March 2013 | Learning time: 29 minutes

Michael Jürgen Werner

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Till Müller-Ibold


e-Presentation | March 2013 | Learning time: 41 minutes

Till Müller-Ibold

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Lena Sandberg-Mørch


e-Presentation | October 2012 | Learning time: 25 minutes

Lena Sandberg-Mørch

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Michael Jürgen Werner


e-Presentation | October 2012 | Learning time: 25 minutes

Michael Jürgen Werner

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