Overview

With the State Aid Modernisation Initiative, the European Commission introduced a number of changes that have a significant impact on State aid control at the national, regional and local level. For the new Funding Programming Period 2014-2020, compliance with these new State aid rules is crucial.
 
The European Conference on State Aid Control & ESI Funds will discuss the State Aid rules, essential to practitioners from EU Member States on the national, regional and local levels for successful implementation of ESI Funds, among others Concept of State Aid and Relationship between State Aid and ESI Funds, Regional Aid & ESI Funds, Infrastructure Funding in compliance with State Aid Rules and Financing Energy and Environmental Sector.

The conference offers a perfect platform for exchange of knowledge and experiences for professionals and practitioners dealing with European State aid control and the management of ESI Funds. It will bring together high-level representatives from European Institutions, Member States, private legal practitioners, industry and academy.

The conference will be held in English.

Structure & Topics
This year’s State Aid Control & ESI Funds Conference will highlight the following highly topical issues:

• Concept of State Aid and Relationship between State Aid and ESI Funds
• Regional Aid & ESI Funds
• Infrastructure Funding in Compliance with State Aid Rules
• Financing Energy and Environmental Sector
   

Who should participate?

• Representatives from public authorities on national, regional and local level
• Private legal practitioners
• Representatives from public and private banks
• Industry representatives and in-house counsels dealing with State aid law
• Economists
• Academics

Benefits of attending

• Experts from the European institutions, national authorities, private legalpractitioners, academics and industry representatives have the opportunity toexchange their views on the rules that guide European State aid control.
   
• Meet and exchange with colleagues from all over Europe – and beyond.