Regulation and Competitiveness in the EU

Regulation and Competitiveness in the EU realiza-se a 5 de novembro de 2026, Nova School of Business and Economics, em Carcavelos.

The European Commission has recently adopted a strategy aimed at simplifying regulation through initiatives such as the Omnibus I–X packages and the 28th Regime. Underlying these efforts — and reflected in the Letta and Draghi reports — is the concern that an increasingly dense “regulatory thicket” may be weighing on European competitiveness. Yet the evidence regarding both the extent and the effects of such a regulatory burden remains limited and, at times, mixed. This workshop will explore the relationship between regulation and competitiveness. Is Europe currently facing excessive intervention, insufficient enforcement, or simply an inefficient allocation of regulatory effort? What are the guiding principles of effective regulatory design? And to what extent should those principles vary across sectors and institutional contexts? Agenda 14:00-14:30 Opening Margarida Lima Rego (Dean, Nova School of Law) Pedro Oliveira (Dean, Nova School of Business and Economics) 14:30-15:15 Policy Panel Nuno Cunha Rodrigues (President, Autoridade da Concorrência) Marco Biscaia Fernandes (Member of the Board, ANACOM) Moderator: Mariana Tavares (Antas da Cunha Ecija) 15:15-15:30 Break 15:30-16:15 Keynote Sybe de Vries (Utrecht University) 16:45-17:00 Break 16:30-17:00 Panel Dan Andrews (OECD) Luís Cabral (NYU) Francisco Costa-Cabral (Nova School of Law) 17:00-17:15 Break 17:15-18:00 Keynote Jacques Crémer (Toulouse School of Economics) 18:00-18:15 Closing The workshop will take place at the Carcavelos Campus of Nova School of Business and Economics, room B009 .