Dr. Michael Albers, Belgium

Dr. Michael Albers, Belgium

Competition Law and Competition Law Authorities in Developing Countries (Module 4)

Dr. Albers advises competition authorities in Europe and Asia on the development of competition policy and on the enforcement of competition law. Before starting his private colsultency firm, he worked as a Hearing Officer at the European Commission and did policy and case work for the German competition authority (“Bundeskartellamt”), as well as the Directorate-General for Competition of the EU Commission. He was one of the first to control mergers at the Commission and contributed to the preparation of Reg.1/2003 as well as the development of the 'more economic approach' (Art.102 TFEU). He headed the units for Energy and Telecommunication at the time providers entered into cross-border competition with each other in the common energy market.