European Competition Law Tuesdays

About the European Competition Law Tuesdays 

For over 50 years the Centre for European Law has been organising seminars, known as the “Mardis du droit européen de la concurrence”, looking into the different aspects of EU competition law. They have been referred to as one of the most influential forums “in sharing our understanding and shaping our thinking in the field of competition” by former European Vice-President M. Vestager at the occasion of the opening of its 2022-23 edition.

Originally organised by Professor Michel Waelbroeck, they are now organised by Professors Jean-François Bellis, Denis Waelbroeck and Nathan Cambien. They constitute a forum for discussion and feature renowned academics, practitioners from the European institutions, and the European Commission in particular, and practitioners from law firms specialising in this area of law.

Programme

This year’s seminars will be dedicated once again to the study of different important developments in the jurisprudence of European courts and the practice and policy of the Commission. You will find below the list of speakers

    • 4 November 2025 – Opening speech: Recent developments on abuse of dominance by Pablo Ibáñez Colomo (LSE, College of Europe Bruges)
    • 18 November 2025 – Recent developments in state aid policy with Jessica Bracker (Ashurst LLP, Université de Strasbourg)
    • 16 December 2025 – EU competition policy: current priorities and challenges with Linsey McCallum (Director General (acting), DG COMP)
    • 20 January 2026 – Recent developments in EU merger control with Guillaume Loriot (Deputy Director General, DG COMP)
    • 10 February 2026 – La jurisprudence récente en matière de cartels with Fernando Castillo de la Torre (Directeur, Service juridique, Commission européenne)* (*In French, without translation)
    • 17 March 2026 – The foreign subsidies regulation with Henri Piffaut (Adviser on FSR at DG COMP)
    • 21 April 2026 – The digital markets act with Cristina Sjodin (Deputy Head of Unit, DG COMP)
    • (Monday!) 11 Mai 2026 – Closing speech: EU competition law and the Court of Justice with Laila Medina (Advocate General, European Court of Justice)

Practical information & registration

The seminars are intended to those interested in the recent developments of EU competition law. When possible, reference texts will be sent to registered participants more or less 10 days before each session. This programme is part of the permanent training of the Brussels Bar and entitles participants to one point per hour of training.

Registration is mandatory and subjected to the following fees:

  • 400 euros (for the full set) or 60 euros (per session) for professionals;
  • 50 euros (for the full set) or 10 euros (per session) for students affiliated to other universities;
  • Free for ULB students. 

To register, please click on the below links:

Location: Institute for European Studies (IEE-ULB), Spaak room [Avenue F.D. Roosevelt 39, 1050 Brussels]

You can also check our 2024-2025 brochure by clicking here: EU competition law tue

For more information, please contact Françoise Vanden Broeck (francoise.vanden.broeck@ulb.be).