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 for academic year 2025-2026:
4 NOVEMBER 2025
OPENING SPEECH - RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON ABUSE OF DOMINANCE
Pablo Ibáñez Colomo (LSE, College of Europe Bruges)
18 NOVEMBER 2025
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN STATE AID POLICY
Jessica Bracker (Ashurst LLP, Université de Strasbourg)
16 DECEMBER 2025
EU COMPETITION POLICY: CURRENT PRIORITIES AND CHALLENGES
Linsey McCallum (Director General (acting), DG COMP)
20 JANUARY 2026
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN EU MERGER CONTROL
Guillaume Loriot (Deputy Director General, DG COMP)
10 FEBRUARY 2026
LA JURISPRUDENCE RECENTE EN MATIERE DE CARTELS
Fernando Castillo de la Torre (Directeur, Service juridique, Commission européenne)
17 MARCH 2026
THE FOREIGN SUBSIDIES REGULATION
Henri Piffaut (Adviser on FSR at DG COMP)
21 APRIL 2026
THE DIGITAL MARKETS ACT
Cristina Sjodin (Legal Service, European Commission)
11 MAY 2026 (MONDAY)
CLOSING SPEECH - EU COMPETITION LAW AND THE COURT OF JUSTICE
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.
Location: Institute for European Studies (IEE-ULB), Spaak room [Avenue F.D. Roosevelt 39, 1050 Brussels]