What, Why and How? Exploring the European Union's Ambitious Competition Policy Reforms

The new European Commission aims to modernize EU competition law across the board, notably merger review, enforcement (covering antitrust, the Digital Markets and Foreign Subsidies Acts), as well as state aid. These changes occur in a broader context including the need to address falling European productivity and threats of geo-political instability. The panelists will discuss the competition policy mandate of Executive Vice-President-designate Teresa Ribera Rodríguez set out by European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen. In particular, the panel will explore how the Commission could address key competition policy challenges facing Europe at home and abroad, and how to best address them.