Centre of European Law Celebrations

More than 100 alumni, students, friends and members of the Centre of European Law came together on 1 April to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Centre in Brussels.

Guests enjoyed a welcome reception; talks on EU Law from Professor Alexander Turk (King’s College London) and Professor Leo Flynn, (Legal Service, European Commission and Visiting Professor at King's); talks on EU competition law from Emeritus Professor Richard Whish QC (Hon) and Professor Wouter Wils, (Hearing Officer, European Commission and Visiting Professor at King’s). The talks were followed by networking and dinner.

Speaking at the welcome reception, Director of the Centre Professor Andrea Biondi said:

‘We are very excited to be here in Brussels for the Centre’s first event in Continental Europe. It is wonderful to see so many students from King’s who studied EU Law with us, both on campus and by distance learning, come together for this occasion. After four decades of teaching,research and public debate in EU Law, the Centre is proud of what it has achieved-  and the plan is to do even more. Thank you for your enthusiastic response and for making us feel so welcome in the capital of EU Law.’

About the Centre for European Law

There were just nine EU member countries in 1974 when the Centre for European Law was established. Four decades later and 28 countries,reaching from Ireland to Cyprus, have joined the EU. Research and teaching at the Centre reflects the EU’s widening economic and social impact on its diverse band of members.

Over 450 students are currently enrolled on four Postgraduate Diploma/MA Programmes in EU Law, EU Competition Law, Economics for Competition Law and UK, EU and US Copyright Law.  European experts turn to the Centre for the latest thinking in critical fields such as economic, criminal and environmental law and human rights, often politically sensitive issues within the EU’s member states.

The President of the Centre of European Law is Professor Sir Francis Jacobs, KMCG, QC and its Directors are Professor Andrea Biondi and Professor Takis Tridimas

40th Anniversary

The Centre of European Law is 40 in 2014. Find out more about forthcoming events, including the Britain Alone conference on 9 May 2014 on the Centre’s website

See more photos from the Brussels event on Flickr