

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 1 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
10:45-12:30: Institutions & decision-making in the EU (II)
Mihail KRITIKOS
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: Objectives of EU competition law
Sandra MARCO COLINO
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: Instruments of EU competition law
Sandra MARCO COLINO
19:00: Dinner
Tuesday 2 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
10:45-12:30: Competition policy and fundamentals of EU competition law (II)
Sandra MARCO COLINO
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: Competition policy and fundamentals of EU competition law (III)
Case study
Sandra MARCO COLINO
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: Competition policy and fundamentals of EU competition law (IV)
Case study
Sandra MARCO COLINO
19:00: Dinner
Wednesday 3 July 2019
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-10:30: Article 101 – Horizontal restraints (I)
Fundamentals
Jacques BOURGEOIS
10:30-10:45: Tea break
10:45-12:30: Article 101 – Horizontal restraints (II)
Fundamentals
Jacques BOURGEOIS
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: Article 101 – Horizontal restraints (III)
Cartel case studies
Sofia VASILEIOU
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: Article 101 – Horizontal restraints (IV)
Cartel case studies
Sofia VASILEIOU
19:00: Dinner
Thursday 4 July 2019
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-10:30: Anti-trust procedure – Regulation 1/2003 (I)
Fundamentals
Alfonso LAMADRID
10:30-10:45: Tea break
10:45-12:30: Anti-trust procedure – Regulation 1/2003 (II)
Fundamentals
Alfonso LAMADRID
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: Anti-trust procedure – Regulation 1/2003 (III)
Case study
Alfonso LAMADRID
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: Article 106 – Public and privileged undertakings & Competition Advocacy (II)
Alfonso LAMADRID
19:00: Dinner
Friday 5 July 2019
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-10:30: Article 106 – public and privileged undertakings & Competition Advocacy (II)
Alfonso LAMADRID
10:30-10:45: Tea break
10:45-12:30: Economics of competition law (I)
Enrique ANDREU
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: Economics of competition law (II)
Enrique ANDREU
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: Economics of competition law (III)
Enrique ANDREU
19:00: Dinner
Monday 8 July 2019
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-10:30: Article 102 – Abuse of dominant position (I)
Fundamentals
Werner BERG
10:30-10:45: Tea break
10:45-12:30: Article 102 – Abuse of dominant position (II)
Fundamentals
Werner BERG
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: Article 102 – Abuse of dominant position (I)
Case studies
Massimiliano KADAR and Werner BERG
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: Article 102 – Abuse of dominant position (II)
Case studies
Massimiliano KADAR and Werner BERG
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
12:00-13:30: 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: State aid control (I)
Fundamentals
Phedon NICOLAIDES
10:30-10:45: Tea break
10:45-12:30: State aid control (II)
Case study
Phedon NICOLAIDES
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: 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: Mergers and acquisitions (I)
Fundamentals
Anna DURON
10:30-10:45: Tea break
10:45-12:30: Mergers and acquisitions (II)
Specific issues
Anna DURON
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: Mergers and acquisitions (III)
Case studies
Marta ANDRES-VAQUERO and Anna DURON
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:00: Mergers and acquisitions (IV)
Case studies
Marta ANDRES-VAQUERO and Anna DURON
19:00: Dinner
Friday 12 July 2019
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-10:30: Article 101 – Vertical restraints (I)
Fundamentals
Andrea HAMILTON
10:30-10:45: Tea break
10:45-12:30: Article 101 – Vertical restraints (II)
Case study
Andrea HAMILTON
12:00-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: Digital economy and competition law (I)
Viktoria ROBERTSON
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:00: Digital economy and competition law (II)
Viktoria ROBERTSON
17:00-17:30: Official Closure & Awarding of Certificates
19:00: Dinner