European State Aid Law
EStALI Forum |
21.05.2026 |
Brussels |
Language: English

EStALI Spring Forum

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The EStALI Spring Forum will feature nine sessions, composed of paper presentations, led by expert chairs and will be distinguished by the contributions of Anthony Whelan, Director-General of DG COMP, and David Petrlik, Judge at the General Court of the European Union, who will join the programme as keynote speakers.

Together, with the Brussels Centre for Competition Policy of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the Faculty of Law of the Universiteit Antwerpen, Lexxion will host its annual Spring Forum in Brussels on 21 May 2026. It will bring together leading scholars, practitioners, magistrates, policymakers, and industry experts to discuss and analyse contemporary issues and developments in the field of EU State aid policy.

Please find the guidelines and deadlines here.

To submit your paper, email the Conference Manager at: [email protected] 

 

Please contact [email protected] if you have questions regarding our past events, or if you are interested in our upcoming events.

Details

Prices

Participation fees for participation in Brussels:
Reduced fee for PhD students: € 100,- (excl. VAT)
Regular fee: € 500,- (excl. VAT)
Regular fee | EStALI Spring Forum + Workshop: € 1800,- (excl. VAT)

VAT will be added if applicable.

We invite all State aid aficionados to submit and present a paper on one of the many pressing issues surrounding EU State aid policy, such as, but not limited to:
• The concepts of ‘State aid’ and/or ‘undertaking’
• Services of general economic interest
• State aid in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
• The future of State aid control
• State aid and the search for strategic autonomy
• The enforcement system of EU State aid control
• The challenges and opportunities brought by the European Green Deal
• The green and digital transition
• Temporary crisis frameworks
• The role of economics in EU State aid policy

To be considered for presentation, please submit an abstract of no more than 500 words via email to [email protected] with the subject line ‘EStALI Spring Forum – Abstract Submission’. Abstracts should clearly outline the research question, methodology, and key findings. Full papers must be submitted by 7 April 2025. A selection of the best papers will be published in the European State Aid Law Quarterly.

12
May 2026
28.05.2026 - 29.05.2026, Online
Lexxion Training Online, Language: English
June 2026
22.06.2026 - 23.06.2026, Vienna
Lexxion Training Hybrid, Language: English
July 2026
07.07.2026, Paris
Seminar, Language: English
16.07.2026 - 17.07.2026, Amsterdam
Master Class, Language: English
August 2026
24.08.2026 - 27.08.2026, Prague
Summer Course, Language: English
September 2026
17.09.2026 - 18.09.2026, Brussels
Conference, Language: English
21.09.2026 - 22.09.2026, Catania
Lexxion Training Hybrid, Language: English
October 2026
01.10.2026 - 12.11.2026, Online
Online Workshop, Language: English
05.10.2026 - 06.10.2026, Athens
Lexxion Training Hybrid, Language: English
19.10.2026 - 20.10.2026, Florence
Lexxion Training Hybrid, Language: English

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