The objective of the workshop is to discuss the findings of the ex-post evaluation study into ‘killer acquisitions’ in the pharma sector performed by Lear and published by DG Competition on 28 November 2024. Economic and legal experts will have a chance to compare the findings of the study to other recent research.
Registration is now open for the workshop, which will take place on Thursday 10 April, 14:00 – 16:30h.

In case you missed it, here you can watch the whole online expert workshop - DG Competition study on ‘killer acquisitions’ in the pharma sector, held by DG COMP on April 10 2025. The objective of the workshop was to discuss the findings of the ex-post evaluation study into ‘killer acquisitions’with economic and legal experts also comparing the findings of the study to other recent research.

DG Competition will host on 27 March 2025 an expert online workshop with the authors of the new Ex post evaluation study on the effectiveness of antitrust remedies study and leading experts on antitrust remedies to discuss both the findings and the recommendations of the study. The Webex link will be shared with participants a few days before the event.

Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera, responsible for a Clean, Just, and Competitive Transition hosts her first Youth Policy Dialogue on 4 March 2025.
The event is designed as an open and frank discussion. How will the Commission’s policies for a clean, just and competitive transition impact young people — especially young women — and the next generations of Europeans?
The fourteen young participants from across Europe who will animate this year’s debate are the winners of DG Competition’s Student Challenges of 2019, 2021 and 2024 and students from other EU universities.

On 1 August 2024 the Commission launched a consultation of interested parties to comment on draft Guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominance. The draft Guidelines aim at reflecting the EU courts’ case law on exclusionary abuses and the Commission’s enforcement practice developed in line with it.
DG Competition is organizing an interactive stakeholder workshop to gather views on different key aspects of the draft Guidelines and discuss the practical implications of their application. Participants will be divided into groups to discuss various topics in eight breakout sessions. The results will be presented and discussed in two plenary sessions.
Registrations for the workshop are now open!

This workshop offers interested parties the opportunity to seek clarifications and provide feedback on proposed compliance solutions under the DMA.
The view of third parties is crucial to assessing whether gatekeepers’ compliance with the DMA is effective and if technical and contractual solutions are practicable and transparent, and ultimately whether they deliver benefits, choices, and opportunities to third parties and society as a whole.
Registration to attend the workshop in person closes on 11 November 2024, at 12h00

DG Competition is hosting a half-day workshop to discuss with leading experts its recent report ‘Protecting Competition in a Changing World'. The main objective of the workshop is to deepen the discussion on the findings of the report with economic and legal experts from different backgrounds and further explore its possible implications.

The European announced the winners of the Protecting Competition in a Changing World Student challenge.
As part of the challenge, university students across the EU were invited to watch the "Protecting Competition in a Changing World" conference, select a panel, and answer the question: "What would you have said if you had been a speaker?"
Congratulations to Valentin Ronchev, Sveva Rossi, Corentin Dubreucq-Perus, and Mateusz Mintzberg and a heartfelt thank you to all the students who participated in the competition
DG Competition and Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager look forward to welcoming the winners to Brussels.

On October 15th, DG Competition hosted a half-day workshop for leading experts to discuss its Protecting Competition in a Changing World report on the evolution of competition in the EU during the past 25 years published on 24 June 2024.
The main objective of the workshop was to deepen the discussion on the findings of the report with economic and legal experts from different backgrounds and further explore its possible implications.
In case you missed it, you can watch the recorded debate.

Officials from ASEAN countries, India and China will take part in the Competition Summer School that will run between 1 and 12 July.
On 2 July, participants will visit the Directorate General for Competition, where they will attend a number of sessions to allow exchanges of experiences between the Asian and European Commission's officials. The Competition Summer School facilitates cooperation amongst the participating authorities and deepens the contacts with European officials and professionals.

The European Commission is pleased to announce its upcoming workshop on competition in virtual worlds and generative AI, scheduled for 28 June 2024. This event serves as a follow-up to the call for contributions launched in January 2024, which sought insights into the state of competition within these two sectors.
Registrations are open!

DG Competition is organising a half-day conference that brings together experts and stakeholders to present and discuss new evidence on the evolution of competition in the EU. The main purpose of the conference is to present and discuss the findings from new economic evidence gathered by a consortium of researchers led by Lear and from within DG Competition itself.

The conference will look at transatlantic relations in competition policy and enforcement from three vantage points: our long and rich history, recent developments, and the implications of competition control for broader policy areas in Europe and the US.
Registrations are open for a limited time only!

Barry E. Hawk, former director of the Fordham Competition Law Institute took part in all panels of the debate Fifty Years of the Brussels-New York Connection. The conference went into the heart of transatlantic relations in competition policy and enforcement, examining our historical journey, recent developments, and the far-reaching impacts on broader policy landscapes in Europe and the US.
You can now watch the stimulating debates at your own pace.
More details on the conference are available at DG COMP's website.

Next stop of DG Competition's Markets for People series of debates? Aarhus, in Denmark, on 16 May 2024. Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager will be moderating the debate. Speakers are: Michael Svarer (Professor at the Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University); Jakob Hald (Director General, Danish Competition and Consumer Authority); Sofie Carsten Nielsen (Director, European Biosolutions Coalition); and Nina Z. Munch-Perrin (Anchor, DR Nyheder)
You can register now to participate in the debate live in Aarhus. Otherwise, the corresponding live stream will be available on the event-dedicated webpage.

On May 16th, the fifth episode of the Markets for People series (titled “This is why we need competition policy”) took place in Aarhus, Denmark. The event was moderated by Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age and Competition at the European Commission 
In case you missed it, you can watch the recorded debate (original version in Danish. Subtitles in English are available.)

To mark the twentieth anniversary of the EU Merger Regulation (Regulation 139/2004), DG COMPETITION is organising a conference that will bring together leading experts to discuss and reflect on the impact of EU merger control over the last decades.
The event will be a full-day conference with keynote speeches, panels and a fireside chat, involving contributors from DG Competition, National Competition Authorities, judges, competition enforcement practitioners, in-house counsels and academics on a wide range of topics related to the main theme.

On 7th March all designated Gatekeepers will have to comply with the DMA rules. The European Commission is organising this series of workshops to allow interested parties to ask for clarifications and give feedback on the proposed compliance solutions. The view of third parties is crucial to assess that gatekeepers’ compliance with the DMA is effective and that they deliver benefits, choices, and opportunities to everyone. So please join us to discuss their compliance solutions and ask your questions!
Next workshop: Microsoft, on March 26th.

The European Commission organized the inaugural high-level meeting of the Joint European Forum for Important Projects of Common European Interest (JEF-IPCEI) The forum brings together experts from Member States, EFTA states and the Commission services and aims to increase the effectiveness of IPCEIs and to identify relevant strategic technologies or infrastructures for potential future IPCEIs. Discussions at the meeting led to the establishment of a comprehensive work plan for 2024, with a focus on achieving tangible outcomes by year-end. Notably, participants explored the identification of new potential candidate technologies or infrastructures for future IPCEIs.

The sixth episode of Let’s Talk Competition will focus on the recently adopted Market Definition Notice and the changes it has introduced to reflect today’s new market realities, such as digitalisation, as well as the developments in the Commission’s case practice.
Three renowned experts will participate in the discussion: Mr. Guillaume Loriot, DG Competition Deputy Director-General for Mergers; Ms. Aleksandra Boutin, Founding Partner of Positive Competition; Ms. Viktoria Robertson, Professor of Competition Law and Digitalisation at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. Ms. Natalie McNelis, MLex Senior Correspondent for mergers, will moderate the debate.
The event will take place on 29 February 2024 at 13:00 (CET) and it will be webcasted on DG Competition website as well as in DG Competition YouTube channel. No registration is needed.