International cooperation

The European Competition Network (ECN) brings together the national competition authorities of the EU Member States and the European Commission. As the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg's representative within this network, the Authority is actively involved in the implementation of European competition policy.

Various horizontal and sectoral expert groups carry out the ECN's work, guided by the meetings of the directors-general of the national competition authorities. These meetings are prepared during plenary meetings.

To ensure the consistent application of European competition rules, the European Commission consults the representatives of the national competition authorities within advisory committees, on matters relating to mergers, agreements and abuses of a dominant position.

The International Competition Network (ICN) brings together various national competition authorities at global level, serving as a forum for discussion on topics relating to the application of competition law.

The OECD deals with competition-related matters during meetings of its Competition Committee and Global Forum on Competition.

The Competition Committee promotes exchanges of views and analysis on competition policy issues.

The OECD's Global Forum on Competition is an annual event that brings together competition officials from more than 100 authorities and organisations around the globe to discuss key topics and recent trends in the field of competition law.

The European Association of Competition Authorities (Pdf) (ECA), founded in 2001, is an informal association that serves as a discussion forum for the competition authorities within the European Economic Area (EEA), bringing together the Member States of the European Union, the European Commission, the Member States of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and the EFTA Surveillance Authority.

The ECA aims to improve cooperation between competition authorities and contribute to the efficient application of national and European competition rules.

The Authority participates regularly in the meetings of the national competition authorities of the German-speaking Member States of the European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA).

These meetings provide an opportunity for in-depth discussion on good practices, innovative projects and recent challenges faced by the participating authorities.

Since 2024 the Authority has been working more closely with the French competition authority (Autorité française de la concurrence), in particular by participating in a number of its internal seminars. It has also organised an exchange and cooperation morning, based around key focus themes.

These initiatives represent an important milestone in the development of a long-term partnership based on the sharing of expertise and interinstitutional dialogue.

The Authority offers the course 'Simulation of competition law proceedings' as part of the Master 2 - Economic and regulatory law in Europe (DERE) programme at the Institute of Political Studies (IEP, also known as SciencesPo) in Strasbourg.

This 'moot-court' seminar allows students to analyse a case from the investigation through to the decision-making phase. The Authority also frequently welcomes students who have completed this training for their end-of-course internship.

The Authority offers a course in European competition law for students following the Master II Juriste d’affaires international et européen (JAIE) and Magistère de Juriste d'affaires européen (JAE).

These collaborations also provide an opportunity for final-year students to undertake their end-of-course internship at the Authority.