2026 EU Competition Law Briefings webinar programme
By adopting the new State Aid General Block Exemption Regulation, known as the GBER, the European Commission aims at simplifying its application, bringing it into line with social, market and technological developments and streamlining it by addressing inconsistencies and improving readability.
This new fundamental EU legal instrument for national economic policies and business investments will enter into force on 1 January 2027.
Join us in our next EU Competition Law Briefing webinar where our State Aid experts will discuss the following topics of the new GBER:
- The objectives, overall trends and general conditions of the new GBER
- The legal options for investment aid to large companies
- The Commission’s approach to aid for the climate and energy
- RDI Funding Reloaded – more options for less money?
- The novelties towards aid for infrastructure
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and understand how the new GBER could affect your economic policy or business.
Speakers:
Our CMS experts provide a quick overview of what you need to know in competition law in 2026, covering:
- New Commissioner, new State aid policy ?
- State aid in the energy sector
- State aid and Chips act: how to boost the production of semi-conductors in Europe ?
- Public service compensation schemes - risks and opportunities
- The Commission consultation on the revision of the Aviation Guidelines
Panelists:
Our CMS experts provide a quick overview of what you need to know in competition law in 2026, covering:
- Review of the EU Merger Guidelines – Fine-tuning or recast?
- Below-threshold mergers and call-in rights – The new merger control landscape after Illumina and Towercast.
- Information exchange in transactions - Practical implications for managing this risk in light of recent cases.
- Review of the EU FDI Screening Regulation – In 2026 the EU will enact the new FDI Screening Regulation and 27 national regimes will need to adapt – what to expect?
- Update on the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation – Implications of the EU Commission's recent Guidelines, including the assessment of a distortion of competition, weighing distortive and positive effects and the power to request prior notification of below-threshold cases.
Panelists:
Our CMS experts provide a quick overview of what you need to know in competition law in 2026, covering:
- Review of Regulation 1/2003 – The EU reviews the cornerstone of its antitrust enforcement framework – what to expect?
- Private Enforcement – Key trends in competition damages actions, recent case law, and what companies should expect as litigation activity continues to grow across the EU.
- Review of the DMA and digital markets – Update on the Digital Markets Act, its enforcement outlook, and what the evolving regulatory environment means for gatekeepers and digital market participants.
- Important cases at the ECJ – A concise overview of the 2026 antitrust court cases that really matter.
Panelists:
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