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EStALI Forum |
21.05.2026 |
Brussels |
Sprache: Englisch

EStALI Spring Forum

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The Brussels Centre for Competition Policy of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the Faculty of Law of the Universiteit Antwerpen, and Lexxion are pleased to announce a Call for Papers for the 2026 EStALI Spring Forum. This prestigious event, which will take place in Brussels on 21 May 2026 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.

The forum will feature keynote speeches, panel discussions, and paper presentations.

Please find the guidelines and deadlines here.

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

 

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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.

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Keynotes

Anthony Whelan Deputy Director-General for State Aid, Directorate-General for Competition Policy (DG COMP), Brussels
David Petrlik Judge, General Court of the European Union, Luxembourg

Chairs

Borja Alcaraz Riaño Policy Assistant, Cabinet of European Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque, Brussels; Part-Time Lecturer, Open University of Catalonia and Université libre de Bruxelles
Carole Maczkovics Covington, Brussels; Academic Director EStALI
Caroline Buts Professor and Vice-Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences and Solvay Business School, Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Academic Director EStALI; Managing Editor European State Aid Law Quarterly (EStAL)
David Petrlik Judge, General Court of the European Union, Luxembourg
Dr. Andreas Bartosch Lawyer and Partner at Bartosch EU – Law; Editor EStAL, Brüssel
Grith Skovgaard Ølykke Partner, Poul Schmith/Kammeradvokaten, Copenhagen
Jan Blockx Assistant professor, University of Antwerp, Belgium; visiting lecturer, Kyushu University, Japan; assessor, Belgian Competition Authority, Brussels
Leigh Hancher University of Tilburg, Florence School of Regulation
Maria J. Segura Catalán Clayton & Segura, Brussels; Managing Editor European State Aid Law Quarterly (EStAL)
Seppe Maes Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Wout De Cock Professor, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Referenten

Anthony Whelan
Deputy Director-General for State Aid, Directorate-General for Competition Policy (DG COMP), Brussels

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David Petrlik
Judge, General Court of the European Union, Luxembourg

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Borja Alcaraz Riaño
Policy Assistant, Cabinet of European Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque, Brussels; Part-Time Lecturer, Open University of Catalonia and Université libre de Bruxelles

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Carole Maczkovics
Covington, Brussels; Academic Director EStALI

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Caroline Buts
Professor and Vice-Dean, 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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Dr. Andreas Bartosch
Lawyer and Partner at Bartosch EU – Law; Editor EStAL, Brüssel

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Grith Skovgaard Ølykke
Partner, Poul Schmith/Kammeradvokaten, Copenhagen

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Jan Blockx
Assistant professor, University of Antwerp, Belgium; visiting lecturer, Kyushu University, Japan; assessor, Belgian Competition Authority, Brussels

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Leigh Hancher
University of Tilburg, Florence School of Regulation

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Maria J. Segura Catalán
Clayton & Segura, Brussels; Managing Editor European State Aid Law Quarterly (EStAL)

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Seppe Maes
Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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Wout De Cock
Professor, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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EStALI Forum | 21.05.2026 | Brussels | Sprache: Englisch

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Seating limit
The number of participants in Brussels is limited.

Please contact [email protected] if you have technical problems with the booking. 

Do you also want to participate in the EStALI Spring Workshop?

Teilnehmerdaten | Participant Information

Ticket-Typ Preis Plätze
EStALI Spring Forum + Workshop | Brussels
Regular fee / Reguläre Teilnahmegebühr
€1.800,00
EStALI Spring Forum | Brussels
Regular fee / Reguläre Teilnahmegebühr
€500,00
EStALI Spring Forum | Brussels
Reduced fee for PhD students / Reduzierte Teilnahmegebühr für Studenten
€100,00

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Zusammenfassung | Summary

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14
April 2026
22.04.2026 - 24.04.2026, Paris
Spring Course, Sprache: Englisch
Mai 2026
06.05.2026 - 07.05.2026, Rome
Lexxion Training Hybrid, Sprache: Englisch
20.05.2026, Brussels
Workshop, Sprache: Englisch
21.05.2026, Brussels
EStALI Forum, Sprache: Englisch
28.05.2026 - 29.05.2026, Barcelona
Lexxion Training Hybrid, Sprache: Englisch
Juni 2026
22.06.2026 - 23.06.2026, Vienna
Lexxion Training Hybrid, Sprache: Englisch
Juli 2026
16.07.2026 - 17.07.2026, Amsterdam
Master Class, Sprache: Englisch
August 2026
24.08.2026 - 27.08.2026, Stockholm
Summer Course, Sprache: Englisch
September 2026
21.09.2026 - 22.09.2026, Catania
Lexxion Training Hybrid, Sprache: Englisch
Oktober 2026
01.10.2026 - 12.11.2026, Online
Online Workshop, Sprache: Englisch

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