

29th June – 10th July 2020
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Asia Competition Cooperation Project rescheduled the 2020 Competition Summer School, in line with health and travel restrictions worldwide.
Monday 8 July 2019
Bruges, Belgium
08:30-09:00: Welcome to the College of Europe & Presentation of the Programme
09:00-10:30: Institutions & decision-making in the EU (I)
Mihail KRITIKOS
10:30-10:45: Tea break
10:45-12:00: Institutions & decision-making in the EU (II)
Mihail KRITIKOS
12:00-14:00: Lunch
14:00-15:45: Objectives of EU competition law
Michael ALBERS
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: Instruments of EU competition law
Michael ALBERS
19:00: Dinner
Tuesday 9 July 2019
Brussels, Belgium
07:00: Transfer by bus to Brussels
09:30-09:50: Welcome to DG Competition
Torben TOFT, Senior Expert, International Relations, DG COMP A5 – International Relations
09:50-10:30: DG Competition enforcement priority setting
Dag JOHANSSON, Policy Coordinator, DG COMP 04 – Strategy, Delivery and Evaluation
10:35-11:15: EU antitrust/cartel enforcement
Konrad SCHUMM, Senior Expert in Competition, DG COMP G – Cartels
11:20-12:00: EU merger review
Professor Dr Stephan SIMON, Senior Expert Mergers, DG COMP F – Transport, Post and other services
12:00-13:00: Individual lunch
13:30-14:10: EU state aid policy
Koen VAN DE CASTEELE, Head of Unit, DG COMP O3 – State aid Policy and Case support
14:15-14:55: European Competition Network – DG COMP’s work with national courts
Konstantina STROUVALI, Deputy Head of Unit, DG COMP A4 – European Competition Network and Private Enforcement
14:55-15:05: Coffee break
15:05-16:00: Court of Justice of the European Union
Vivien TERRIEN, Legal Secretary, General Court of the European Union
16:05-17:00: Defending competition decisions before the Courts
Nicholas KHAN QC, Member of the Legal Service, European Commission Legal Service
17:00-18:00: Closing session followed by a reception hosted by DG COMP
Cecilio MADERO VILLAREJO, Deputy Director-General, Antitrust and Mergers
18:00: Transfer by bus to Bruges
20:00: Dinner
Wednesday 10 July 2019
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-10:30: Competition policy and fundamentals of EU competition law (I)
Sandra MARCO COLINO
10:30-10:45: Tea break
10:45-12:00: Competition policy and fundamentals of EU competition law (II)
Sandra MARCO COLINO
12:00-14:00: Lunch
14:00-15:45: Analysis of recent cases: Facebook and internet-related cases
Sandro GLEAVE
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: Analysis of recent cases: Facebook and internet-related cases
Sandro GLEAVE
19:00: Dinner
Thursday 11 July 2019
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-10:30: Article 101 – Vertical restraints (I)
Fundamentals
Andrea HAMILTON
10:30-10:45: Tea break
10:45-12:00: Article 101 – Vertical restraints (II)
Case study
Andrea HAMILTON
12:00-14:00: Lunch
14:00-15:45: Article 101 – Horizontal restraints (fundamentals) (I)
Jacques BOURGEOIS
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: Article 101 – Horizontal restraints (fundamentals) (II)
Jacques BOURGEOIS
19:00: Dinner
Friday 12 July 2019
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-10:30: Article 101 – Horizontal restraints (III)
Cartel case studies
Sofia VASILEIOU
10:30-10:45: Tea break
10:45-12:00: Article 101 – Horizontal restraints (IV)
Cartel case studies
Sofia VASILEIOU
12:00-14:00: Lunch
14:00-15:45: Economics of competition law (I)
Enrique ANDREU
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: Economics of competition law (II)
Enrique ANDREU
19:00: Dinner
Monday 15 July 2019
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-10:30: State aid control (fundamental) (I)
Phedon NICOLAIDES
10:30-10:45: Tea break
10:45-12:00: State aid control (fundamentals) (II)
Phedon NICOLAIDES
12:00-14:00: Lunch
14:00-15:45: State aid control (procedures and enforcement) (III)
Phedon NICOLAIDES
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: State aid control (procedures and enforcement) (IV)
Phedon NICOLAIDES
19:00: Dinner
Tuesday 16 July 2019
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-10:30: State aid control (recovery of aid and judicial review) (V)
Phedon NICOLAIDES
10:30-10:45: Tea break
10:45-12:00: State aid control (transparency and evaluation) (VI)
Phedon NICOLAIDES
12:00-14:00: Lunch
14:00-15:45: State aid control (case studies and discussion) (VII)
Ramona IANUS
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: State aid control (case studies and discussion) (VIII)
Ramona IANUS
19:00: Dinner
Wednesday 17 July 2019
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-10:30: Mergers and acquisitions (fundamentals) (I)
Francisco-Enrique G. DIAZ
10:30-10:45: Tea break
10:45-12:00: Mergers and acquisitions (specific issues) (II).
Francisco-Enrique G. DIAZ
12:00-14:00: Lunch
14:00-15:45: Mergers and acquisitions (procedure and remedies) (III)
Case studies
Francisco-Enrique G. DIAZ
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: Article 106 – public and privileged undertakings (fundamentals) & Competition Advocacy (I)
Jose Luis BUENDIA
19:00: Dinner
Thursday 18 July 2019
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-10:30: Article 106 – public and privileged undertakings & Competition Advocacy (II)
Practical examples
Jose Luis BUENDIA
10:30-10:45: Tea break
10:45-12:00: Article 102 – Abuse of dominant position (fundamentals) (I)
Werner BERG
12:00-14:00: Lunch
14:00-15:45: Article 102 – Abuse of dominant position (II)
Werner BERG
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: Article 102 – Abuse of dominant position (III)
Case studies
Massimiliano KADAR
19:00: Dinner
Friday 19 July 2019
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-10:30: Anti-trust procedure – Regulation 1/2003 (fundamentals) (I)
Alfonso LAMADRID
10:30-10:45: Tea break
10:45-12:00: Anti-trust procedure – Regulation 1/2003 (case study) (II)
Alfonso LAMADRID
12:00-14:00: Lunch
14:00-15:45: Digital economy and competition law (I)
Sandra MARCO COLINO
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:00: Digital economy and competition law (II)
Sandra MARCO COLINO
17:00-17:30: Official Closure & Awarding of Certificates
19:00: Dinner