The European Commission's White Paper on levelling the playing field as regards foreign subsidies

A webinar presented by the IBA Antitrust Section

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The webinar will address the European Commission's new White Paper on Foreign Subsidies (expected to be published mid-June). We will be joined by Eddy De Smijter, Head of the International Relations Unit in DG Competition at the European Commission, who is the main author of the White Paper.

The discussion will cover inter alia:

Foreign subsidies risk distorting the EU internal market
Current enforcement gap
The proposed new instrument
Interplay with other areas of EU and international law

Heather Irvine
Bowmans, Sandton; Publications Officer, IBA Antitrust Section

Thomas Janssens
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Brussels; Co-Chair, IBA Antitrust Section

Eddy De Smijter
Head of the International Relations Unit in DG Competition, European Commission

Susan Ning
King & Wood Mallesons, Beijing

Andrew Ward
Cuatrecasas, Madrid

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The European Commission's White Paper on levelling the playing field as regards foreign subsidies