MOHA Research Center organized the 3rd EUROPA Moot Court Competition, that took place for a third consecutive time at the Imaret of Kavala and the Roman forum of Philippi.

The competition brings together law students and academics from International Universities, as well as legal practitioners and judges from Greece, Belgium and the EU Institutions. The aim of the competition is to further the study and application of EU law and to assist young scholars in developing their skills in oral argument.

Topic

The 3rd EUROPA Moot Court Competition focuses on a fictional case regarding EU intellectual property rights and price-fixing of medicines, as well as questions of EU competition law that arise in this field.

The following Universities will take part: University of Liège (Belgium), University Paris-Dauphine (France), University of Szeged (Hungary), University Nova de Lisboa (Portugal), IE University (Spain), Sofia University “St Kliment Ohridski” (Bulgaria), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece) and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece).

In the competition, among others, will judge and grade the participants the First Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union, Mr. Melchior Wathelet, and the former President of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Mr. Vasilios Skouris.

The preliminary rounds and the semi-finals will take place at the Imaret of Kavala and the House of Mohammed Ali on Monday 21 March 2016, at 10.00 – 17.15.

The Small and Grand Final will take place at the Roman Forum of Philippi on Tuesday 22 March 2016, at 10.00 – 12.00.

Sponsors: Van Bael & Bellis

With the support of: Zepos & Yannopoulos, Potamitis & Vekris, Missirian S.A. , ELVE S.A.