From March 12 to March 13 2018,International EU Competition Law Forum organized by Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht was held in Brussels of Belgium.Hosted by Frank Montag,Chairman of Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht,the forum invited Margrethe Vestager,the European Union competition commissioner,Andreas Mundt,Chairman of Germany Federal Cartel Office,Kris Dekeyser,Director of the Policy and Strategy Directorate at the European Commission’s Directorate General for Competition and Richard Gilbert,Economic Professor of University of California,Berkeley,to attend and address the conference.Besides,over 50 experts from enterprises,law firms and economic advisory bodies attended the forum.As a member of Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht,Lawyer Gao Liang,Partner of Gaopeng&Partners,was invited and had friendly exchanges with lawyers,companies and government officials attending the meeting.

The seminar mainly discussed the main hot issues which the EU Competition Law has been faced with recently,and deeply discussed the legality of loyalty rebate in the European Union,the relationship between merger control and innovation and the problems raised from competition law enforcement in the digital economy.

The forum saw frequent interactions among attendees in a warm atmosphere and achieved the expected good results.