2nd Pázmány EU State Aid Law Forum
Venue: Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest, Szentkirályi u. 28., Pope St. John Paul II Hall
8.30-9.00 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
9.00-9.15 Welcome address by János Bóka Minister of European Union Affairs, after introduction by Pál Szilágyi (PPCU, director of Competition Law Research Center) an
9.15-11.00 FIRST PANEL: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND CHALLENGES AT EU AND MEMBER STATES LEVELS
chaired by Tihamér Tóth (judge of the General Court of the EU and prof. at PPCU)
9.15-9.40 Suzanne Kingston (TBC) Highlights from the case law of the EU Courts: State aid policy: looking back and ahead
9.40-10.10 Koen van de Casteele TBC (director of DG Comp, EU Commission): State aid policy
10.10-10.30 Anita Gyürkés (head of the State Aid Monitoring Office): Challenges of “back to normal”:
10.30-10.50 Petr Solsky (vice-president, Czech Competition Authority) State aid enforcement in the Czech Rep.
10.50-11.00 Discussion
11.20-12.30 COFFEE BREAK
11.20-12.30. SECOND PANEL: GREEN ENERGY
chaired by Eszter Hargita (State Aid Monitoring Authority)
Panel members: Peter Staviczky (Permanent Representation of Hungary to the EU), prof. Leigh Hancher (Tilburg University), Áron Kovalóczy, DLA Piper Business Advsiory
12.30-13.30 LUNCH BREAK
Afternoon sessions chaired by Gábor Fejes (DLA Piper, Budapest)
13.30-15.00 THIRD PANEL: PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT OF EU STATE AID RULES
Panel members: Daniel Colgan (TBC, DLA Piper, Brussels), Manuel Fontaine (dean of Catholic University of Porto) Sarolta Pátay-Czap (judge, Fővárosi Törvényszék), András Osztovits (professor, Károli Gáspár Universtiy)
15.00 CLOSING REMARKS by Tihamér Tóth
