The cycle of lectures related to the EPICA Module focuses on the following several focal topics:
– Market definition and assessment of market power in EU markets;
– Collusions and horizontal agreements in EU;
– Vertical restrictions and mergers in EU;
– Merger control in EU;
– Abuse of dominant position in EU;
– Control of state aid in EU;
– Implementing the European standards of competition law in digital markets: Policy challenges and options – EU Cases;
– Convergence of competition policy towards sustainability issues: EU Cases;
Throughout the second semester of this academic year 2025–2026, we discuss issues such as: market power, definition of relevant market, dominance and abuse, predatory behavior, margin squeezes, and empirical techniques used in competition analyses, as well as state aid policy. Furthermore, the aim of the EPICA Module is to demonstrate how the “economic approach” can contribute to the application of competition law, competition policy, and state aid policy. The lectures of the EPICA Module provide an overview of the economic concepts, theoretical approaches, and quantitative methods used in the core areas of European competition policy and state aid policy. The cycle of lectures promotes academic and professional discussion on current EU competition-policy developments and supports the integration of contemporary European competition-law issues into higher-education curricula in Albania.
