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Workshop |
16.09.2026 |
Brussels |
Sprache: Englisch

EStALI Autumn Workshop: State Aid and Financial Instruments

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The 2026 EStALI Autumn Workshop on State Aid and Financial Instruments will bring together legal experts, practitioners, policymakers, and academics to examine the role of financial instruments within the EU State aid framework. The seminar will provide a focused setting to discuss how financial instruments are situated in State aid law, how the aid component can be identified and quantified, and how different forms of support may be structured in compliance with EU rules.

Through expert-led sessions and an interactive format, participants will explore key legal and practical questions, including State aid at multiple levels, cumulation and combination of aid instruments, ex-ante assessment, de minimis aid, block exemptions, notified measures, and off-the-shelf instruments. Practical case examples will also address tailor-made loans, loan-and-grant structures, and guarantee-and-grant combinations.

Participants receive a certificate upon completion.

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Prices

Participation fees for participation in Brussels:
Regular fee | Workshop: € 1550,- (excl. VAT)
Regular fee | EStALI Conference + Workshop: € 2010,- (excl. VAT)
Reduced fee for public authorities and full-time academics | Workshop: € 1450,- (excl. VAT)
Reduced fee for public authorities and full-time academics | EStALI Conference + Workshop: € 1910,- (excl. VAT)

VAT will be added if applicable.

Discount for European State Aid Law Quarterly (EStAL) subscribers: € 100,-

Group Discounts

Group registration of three or more participants will automatically receive a 10% discount.

We offer group discounts upon request. Please contact Owen Grieves at [email protected] or +49 (030)81 45 06 17. We will be happy to assist you with your group registration.

Course Material – No need to miss anything!

If you are unable to attend the course you may want to order all the presentations shown during the event. The price is € 249,- (excl. of VAT). If interested, please contact Owen Grieves.

Who should participate?

  • Private legal practitioners
  • Representatives from public authorities on national, regional and local level
  • Representatives from public and private banks
  • Industry representatives and in-house counsels dealing with State aid law
  • Economists
  • Academics

Benefits of Attending

Join the leading State aid Community to discuss latest developments in European State aid control with acknowledged practitioners

Participate in various expert panel discussion. Interact with leading experts from the European Commission, EU Courts, national authorities, private legal practitioners, academics and industry representatives.

Programm

Mittwoch, 16. September

Event Chairs

Caroline Buts ,  Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences and Solvay Business School, Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Academic Director EStALI; Managing Editor European State Aid Law Quarterly (EStAL)
Seppe Maes ,  Postdoctoral Researcher & Teacher, Faculty of Social Sciences and Solvay Business School, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
09:00

Registration & Welcome

09:15

Introduction

  • Situating financial instruments
  • Financial instruments in the State aid framework
  • Typology of financial instruments
Caroline Buts ,  Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences and Solvay Business School, Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Academic Director EStALI; Managing Editor European State Aid Law Quarterly (EStAL)
Seppe Maes ,  Postdoctoral Researcher & Teacher, Faculty of Social Sciences and Solvay Business School, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
10:30

Coffee Break

10:45

Determining the State Aid Component

  • State aid at multiple levels
  • Quantification of the aid component
  • Cumulation and combination of aid instruments
  • Ex-ante assessment: evidence-based decision making
Sarah Blazek ,  Partner, Jones Day, Munich
12:30

Lunch

14:00

Implementing Aid via Financial Instruments

  • Overview financial instruments in GBER and de minimis
  • Calculation of aid contained in financial instruments
  • Overview financial instrument-specific GBER aid articles
Joachim Keller ,  Policy Officer, Directorate-General Competition, European Commission, Brussels
Astrid Van Landschoot ,  Policy Officer, Directorate-General Competition, European Commission, Brussels
15:30

Coffee Break

15:45

Case Examples and Key Takeaways

  • Tailor-made instruments: loan
  • Tailor-made instruments: loan + grant
  • Tailor-made instruments: guarantee + grant
Caroline Buts ,  Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences and Solvay Business School, Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Academic Director EStALI; Managing Editor European State Aid Law Quarterly (EStAL)
Seppe Maes ,  Postdoctoral Researcher & Teacher, Faculty of Social Sciences and Solvay Business School, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
16:45

Quiz and Closing Remarks

Caroline Buts ,  Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences and Solvay Business School, Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Academic Director EStALI; Managing Editor European State Aid Law Quarterly (EStAL)
Seppe Maes ,  Postdoctoral Researcher & Teacher, Faculty of Social Sciences and Solvay Business School, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
17:00

End of Workshop

Referenten

Caroline Buts
Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences and Solvay Business School, Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Academic Director EStALI; Managing Editor European State Aid Law Quarterly (EStAL)

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Seppe Maes
Postdoctoral Researcher & Teacher, Faculty of Social Sciences and Solvay Business School, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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Sarah Blazek
Partner, Jones Day, Munich

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Joachim Keller
Policy Officer, Directorate-General Competition, European Commission, Brussels

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Astrid Van Landschoot
Policy Officer, Directorate-General Competition, European Commission, Brussels

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Tagungsort

Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)

Pleinlaan 5 (Room 4.21)
Brussels, Belgien
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Workshop | 16.09.2026 | Brussels | Sprache: Englisch

Further information incl. prices under Details.

Discount for European State Aid Law Quarterly (EStAL) subscribers: € 100,-

Seating limit
The number of participants for the EStALI Workshop in Brussels is limited.

 

 

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Teilnehmerdaten | Participant Information

Ticket-Typ Preis Plätze
Early Bird / Frühbucherrabatt | EStALI Autumn Workshop: State Aid and Financial Instruments | Brussels
Regular fee / Regulärer Preis		 €1.395,00 n. a.
Early Bird / Frühbucherrabatt | EStALI Autumn Workshop: State Aid and Financial Instruments | Brussels
Reduced fee for public authorities and full-time academics / Reduzierter Preis für Angehörige einer Hochschule/Behörde		 €1.305,00 n. a.
EStALI Autumn Workshop: State Aid and Financial Instruments | Brussels
Regular fee / Regulärer Preis		 €1.550,00
EStALI Autumn Workshop: State Aid and Financial Instruments | Brussels
Reduced fee for public authorities and full-time academics / Reduzierter Preis für Angehörige einer Hochschule/Behörde		 €1.450,00
Early Bird / Frühbucherrabatt | EStALI Conference + Workshop | Berlin
Regular fee / Regulärer Preis		 €1.809,00 n. a.
EStALI Conference + Workshop | Berlin
Regular fee / Regulärer Preis		 €2.010,00
Early Bird / Frühbucherrabatt | EStALI Conference + Workshop | Brussels
Reduced fee for public authorities and full-time academics / Reduzierter Preis für Angehörige einer Hochschule/Behörde		 €1.719,00 n. a.
EStALI Conference + Workshop | Brussels
Reduced fee for public authorities and full-time academics / Reduzierter Preis für Angehörige einer Hochschule/Behörde		 €1.910,00

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