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Lecture by Giuliano Amato on Personal Data Protection and Competition Law at the Department of Economics – 15 April

At the “Marco Biagi” Department of Economics (DEMB) at Unimore, on Tuesday 15 April at 3:00 PM (East Main Hall), Professor Giuliano Amato will deliver the closing lectio magistralis of the course “Law of the Digital Economy – Jean Monnet Module” for the 2024/25 academic year, entitled “Personal Data Protection and Competition Law: The Facebook Case in Germany .”

The event, which is free of charge and open to the public, will address a key issue in the regulation of digital markets. Proceedings will open with a formal welcome by Professor Tommaso Fabbri, Director of DEMB.
To attend, registration is required at the following link: https://forms.gle/6iSpXKxqZAk2SMdx5

 “In today’s data-driven economy, where personal data are a fundamental asset for business operations and strategic decision-making,” says Professor Simone Scagliarini, Professor of Constitutional and Public Law at the “Marco Biagi” Department of Economics and Scientific Coordinator of the ECODIGITAL project – Analysing the EU Legal Framework of the Digital Economy and Unfolding its Potential, co-funded by the European Union , “a properly functioning competitive market necessarily requires the use of such data to comply with privacy regulations. In this respect, EU rules on competition and data protection converge towards a common objective, and Antitrust Authorities are increasingly tasked with applying both frameworks in tandem. This was the case in Germany, where a legal dispute led to Facebook receiving a significant financial penalty, following a judicial process ultimately resolved by the Court of Justice of the European Union. ”

Professor Giuliano Amato has held numerous high-level institutional roles, including Minister of the Treasury, Minister of the Interior, Prime Minister, President of the Competition Authority, and more recently, Justice and then President of the Constitutional Court.

The event is accredited for continuing professional development (CPD) by both the Bar Association and the Association of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts.

For further information, please visit the project website at www.ecodigital.unimore.it or contact the project team at ecodigital@unimore.it.

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