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9th International
Competition Law & Policy Conference
In person & Live Streaming
Description
The 9th International Competition Law & Policy Conference was completed with great success in person at Radisson Blu Park Hotel Athens and via Live Streaming. The 9th International Competition Law & Policy Conference that took place on 27-28 November 2025, continues the tradition of being the leading annual forum where competition law professionals, academics, legal practitioners, in-house counsel, and representatives from national and EU competition authorities come together to exchange insights and engage in high-level discussions. The event offers a unique opportunity to explore the latest trends and challenges in competition law and policy, both at national and European levels.
The conference was organized by NOMIKI BIBLIOTHIKI and it is held under the auspices of the Hellenic Competition Commission, of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV), the W@Competition Greece and the Hellenic Investors Association (SED).
Key Topics
- Regulatory insights: A review of key developments over the past year from national and EU authorities
- Practical perspectives: Notable antitrust cases and trends from leading practitioners
- Antitrust enforcement & Abuse of dominance: Evolving approaches and recent case law
- The new digital framework: Implementation of the DMA & DSA, algorithmic competition, and the impact of the AI Act
- Merger control: Recent decisions, challenges, and policy shifts
- State aid: Latest developments, enforcement trends, and implications for national economies
Agenda
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15:30 - 16:00
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REGISTRATION - WELCOME COFFEE
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16:00 – 16:30
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Welcome speeches
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16:30 – 17:00
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Keynote speech
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17:00 – 18:30
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1st Session: Overview of last year’s developments from the regulators’ perspective
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18:30 – 18:45
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Coffee Break
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18:45 – 20.15
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2nd Session: Overview of key EU and Greek antitrust developments
EU antitrust enforcement – the Commission’s policy and case law ΕU antitrust rules – recent EU court judgments HCC enforcement of antitrust rules – major developments
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20:30 – 23.00
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The Velvet Hour: Network Cocktail Reception with Live Singer
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09:30 – 10:00
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REGISTRATION - WELCOME COFFEE
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10:00 – 10:15
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Welcome speech
Irene Sharpe,President HCC, President Emeritus of the Hellenic Council of State |
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10.15 – 10.30
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OPENING INTRODUCTION
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10:30 – 11:00
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Keynote speech
Evidence/Standard of Proof/Presumptions – where do we stand
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11:00 – 12:30
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1st Session – Antitrust in more depth
102 revision and considerations – reflections on recent case law
Monopolization (US) and abusive conduct (EU) – interplay between the two jurisdictions (big tech companies)
DMA – developments and case law
Antitrust and areas where rules need to be bent (sustainability – critical raw material – defense)
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12:30 – 13.00
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COFFEE BREAK
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13.00 – 14.30
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2nd Session – Antitrust in more depth
Dawn raids – investigatory powers post recent case law and revision of 1/2003
Minority Shareholdings in the Spotlight: Antitrust Scrutiny and Merger Control Review
Antitrust and Special areas of enforcement – sports
Antitrust and labor markets
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14:30 – 15:30
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Lunch
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15:30 – 17:00
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3rd Session – Merger control
CoordinatorDimitris Tzouganatos,Professor of Law, University of Athens
Merger control - EU developments – European Commission enforcement and EU Court case law
Merger control - Greek developments: HCC enforcement record & trends (substance & procedure)
Merger control - Interplay with FDI & FSR
Current Transactional Trends and Merger Control Challenges
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17.00 – 17.15
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Coffee Break
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17:15 – 18:30
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4th Session – State aid developments
State aid – EU case law with emphasis to Courts’ developments regarding the Market Economy Operator Principle
State aid and Services of General Economic Interest: the EU and Greek trends
State aid and renewable energy
ISSUES CONCERNING THE RECOVERY OF UNLAWFUL STATE AID IN REASONABLE TIME
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18:30 – 19:30
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Roundtable: Competition Law & New competition tool / reg intervention
Ioannis MichalakopoulosCounselor, The Council of State |
Moderators
Lia Athanassiou
Professor of Commercial & Maritime Law, Law School of the University Athens, Partner, Athanassiou-Gerapetritis [on leave - Minister for Foreign Affairs] & Associates - Law Firm
Georgios Triantafyllakis
Professor of Law School, Department of Commercial Law, Democritus University of Thrace, General Manager of Legal Services of National Bank of Greece
Dimitris Tzouganatos
Professor of Law, University of Athens
Speakers
Irene Sharpe
President HCC, President Emeritus of the Hellenic Council of State
Theofanis Christoforou
Former Director responsible for competition law & merger control, Legal Service, European Commission
Anastasia Dritsa
Partner, Head of Competition & Antitrust Law, eCommerce & digital markets, Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm
Kyriakos Fountoukakos
Managing Partner, Competition/Antitrust, Regulation and Trade, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, Brussels
Ioannis Michalakopoulos
Counselor, The Council of State
Alexandra P. Mikroulea
Prof of Commercial Law, University of Athens, Counsel Koutalidis Law Firm
Highlights
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