This course is aimed at both regular WU students (Bachelor Program in Business, Economics and Social Sciences) as well as incoming international students. It offers an advanced study of some of the core areas of European economic law, including the fundamental freedoms (free movement of goods, services, persons and capital), the constitutional foundations of Economic and Monetary Union, as well as the regulation of competition within the internal market (including the control of anti-competitive agreements, monopoly and oligopoly, mergers and acquisitions, and state aid).

PLEASE NOTE: While it is, in principle, possible to attend this course on its own, it builds on and further develops some of the topics discussed in "European Law and Economics", held by Dr. Katrin Forgó (#5019 and #5215, respectively). For regular WU students, both courses, taken together, form the elective module "European Economic Law" (Wahlfach "Europäisches Wirtschaftsrecht"). As these courses take place consecutively, it is possible to attend both of them in the same term.

Course participants gain an advanced understanding of EU law in general, and of the framework conditions for cross-border business activities within the internal market in particular, as would be necessary to autonomously identify and appropriately deal with typical problems arising in that context.

Lecture, case studies, guided self-study of selected textbook chapters.

Student performance will be assessed on the basis of two written exams (25 points each). Additional points may be achieved through active participation in class.

peter.thalmann@wu.ac.at;

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