Competition law and regulation of network-industries in Europe, 2020

Place: 348 (zoom/teams - link will be provided), Thursdays at 16:00-17:30

Reading texts for competition law will be provided before each course, it is not necessary to read all of them.

1) 8.10.2019 Regulation in network sectors (Dr. iur Rita Simon LL.M, BA)

Regulatory goals and regulatory tools (access control, network regulation, price regulation)

2) 15.10. Competition law (in network sectors) 1 (JUDr. Petra Pipkova, Ph.D., LL.M.eur)

Introduction to competition law issues in network sectors, the addressees of the competition rules

3) 22.10 Competition law (in network sectors) 2 (JUDr. Petra Pipkova, Ph.D., LL.M.eur) Competition law in network sectors: defining the relevant market, anti-competitive practices with focus on dominant position

4) 29.10 Market Regulation - Post Office (JUDr. Štěpán Svoboda, LL.M, European Commission (DG COMP)

Liberalized postal services market - Will the public service survive?

5) 5.11 Faculty night - no lectures

6) 12.11 Regulation and liberalization of the telecommunications market (Dr. iur Rita Simon LL.M, BA) Market liberalization, regulatory objectives, regulatory instruments (access control, network regulation, price regulation)

7) 19.11 Telecommunications sector and Competition Law (Goran Serdarevic, Frontier Economics – Telecommunications team)

Competition issues of the telecommunications sector

8) 26.11 Liberalization and regulation of the energy sector (Mgr. David Vosol, M.B.A. - bpv BRAUN PARTNERS)

Liberalization and regulation, price regulation

9) 3.12 Energy sector and Competition Law (JUDr. Petra Pipkova, Ph.D., LL.Meur)

Competition issues of the energy sector

10) 10.12 Market Regulation – Rail transport (Dr. Rita Sik-Simon LL.M, BA)

Regulatory goals and liberalization (access control, network regulation, price regulation)

11) 17.12 Transport sector and Competition Law (JUDr. Petra Pipkova, Ph.D., LL.Meur)

Competition issues of the transport sector

12) 7.1.2020 Written Exam