Annual Conference on European Competition Law
Date: 15 October 2026
Time: 09:00
Duration: 1.5 days
Location: Trier, Germany & Online
Cost: 950.00 € // 855.00 € (Registration by 15 September 2026)
Organiser: ERA - Academy of European Law
Web Link: https://www.era.int/event/annual-conference-on-european-competition-law/
Description:
Objective:
The annual conference aims to provide legal practitioners with a comprehensive update on the most important developments from the past year in the field of antitrust law and merger control at both EU and national levels. This conference will provide a unique opportunity for competition law specialists from all over Europe to meet and exchange with practitioners and enforcers on the recent hot topics of EU competition law.
Key topics:
- Latest European Commission initiatives;
- Competition law and private life;
- Innovation in dynamic markets;
- Competition law in the defence sector;
- Media pluralism and democracy;
- Latest developments in the DMA;
- Assessing ‘great bigness’ and corporate power;
- Key CJEU competition judgments;
- Digital remedies.
Who should attend?
Staff of national competition authorities and EU institutions, lawyers in private practice, in-house counsel.
Online participation option:
The event will be streamed live online. You have the option to follow the conference on Zoom, enabling you to ask questions and take part in the discussion with participants in Trier.