The aim of the conference was to discuss the question of whether and how weakening of constitutional safeguards, in particular the protection of fundamental rights and institutional independence, impact the authority of EU and national economic law and its enforcement in the Member States. More specifically, the conference aimed to examine whether and how national legislations have been disrupting the effective enforcement of economic law in horizontal and sector specific areas, how objectives of economic patriotism have been implemented in national law and how economic policy agendas have potentially contradicted those of market integration. The issues discussed extended beyond substantive law; developments concerning institutional changes affecting the agencies responsible for enforcement of economic law and challenging the independence of the judiciary, were also examined together with the EU’s reactions to these changes.
The conference featured key-note lecture by Eleanor Fox (New York University), panel on Rule of Law Challenges and EU Economic Regulation opened by the speech of Tony Prosser (University of Bristol), interim address by Bente Angell-Hansen, President of the EFTA Surveillance Authority, panel on Rule of Law Challenges in Competition Law opened by speech of Paul Nihoul (Judge, General Court of the EU), four parallel session and closing remarks by Christopher Vajda (Judge, Court of Justice of the European Union)
The conference was organized jointly by Hungarian Academy of Sciences and CARS.
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