Speaking Engagement

Shaping the Future of EU Merger Control Conference

March 5, 2026
Brussels, Belgium
mergers

DG Competition hosts a conference to discuss key aspects of the ongoing review of the Merger Guidelines. This event will bring together leading experts and stakeholders to explore the latest developments and challenges in EU merger control.

The discussions during the conference will inform the review of the Merger Guidelines, ensuring that the EU’s merger control framework remains effective and fit for purpose in the context of evolving market realities. The event will feature a distinguished lineup of speakers, including prominent competition law and policy experts. The conference will be closed by Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera.

The conference will debate three broad themes:

  1. Driving productivity and innovation in the Single Market: the role of EU Merger control;
  2. How can mergers promote a more sustainable Europe?; and
  3. Mergers and the cost of living: price effects, workers woes and other impacts to society.

Raphael De Coninck is a speaker during the first theme on “Driving productivity and innovation in the Single Market: the role of EU Merger control.”

For more information on this event, click here.