EU Law & Govn't Study Group: "The EU Competition Policy and the European Single Market: A Review 50 Years After "

This lecture aims to present the historical changes and the current challenges of EU Competition Policy. This policy is central to the European Single Market functioning has evolved substantially from the original Council Regulation 17/1962, in order to adapt to the several enlargement processes and the profound changes in European Economies due to technological and social changes in Europe and the emerging of new global economic players as China, India or Brazil. Joaquin Almunia Vice President and Commissioner for Competition, European Commission, 2010-2014Discussant: Luis M. Viceira George E. Bates Professor , Harvard Business School; Past Director , European Finance AssociationSponsors: EU Law and Government Study Group; Jean Monnet ad personam Chair in European Union Law and Government; Real Colegio ComplutenseContact: Jose Martinez Sierra, jose_martinez@harvard.edu