Public Services and Public Support 2010 – Specialised Conference

Venue: Large Auditorium of the Prague City Hall, Mariánské náměstí 2, Prague 1

Conference programme:

8:15 Registration and welcome coffee

9:00 Opening word – Mgr. Jan Sixta, Czech Ministry of Regional Development

Economic substance of public services and options for its regulation

Services of general economic interest – basic overview of legal regulation
Petr Križan, Office for the Protection of Economic Competition

10:45 – 11:15 Coffee break

Commission Evaluation Report 2010 regarding services of general economic interest and further legislative development in the EU
Christof Lessenich, European Commission, DG Competition

Case law of the European Court of Justice and ruling practice of the Commission in the area of public support for services of general economic interest
Daniel Weinhold, David Emr, Weinhold Legal v.o.s.

12:45 – 13:15 Lunch

Services of general economic interest in the Czech Republic after the Lisbon Treaty – possibilities of a “Czech solution” in a European context
Petr Dovolil, Mott MacDonald Praha, spol. s.r.o.

Implementation of public services regulation in rail and road passenger transportation in the Czech Republic and major challenges to the regulation of these services in the Czech Republic
Matěj Vácha, PELIKÁN KROFTA KOHOUTEK advokátní kancelář s.r.o.

Scope of permitted compensation for services of general economic interest and means of measuring acceptable profit
Tim Young, Mott MacDonald Praha, spol. s.r.o.

15:40 Discussion, conclusion of the conference