Research fellow at our research centre

During her research stay at the Competition Law Research Centre, Nicole Deneka worked on a project examining the legal implications of the European Commission’s Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework, with particular attention to its impact on Central Europe. Her research focused on the compatibility of the new framework with EU state aid and competition law and explored how evolving crisis-driven and green industrial policies are reshaping the boundaries of permissible public intervention within the EU Single Market. The stay enabled her to refine the comparative dimension of her research, particularly in relation to Poland and Hungary, and to situate her work within broader debates on the transformation of EU economic governance.

In addition to her individual research work, she actively participated in the academic life of the host institution. She took part in events organised by the Centre, including workshops on cartel enforcement and the Hungarian Competition Law Forum. She also delivered a class for students enrolled in the course Competition Law and Sustainability, and presented the results of her research during a lecture summarising the outcomes of her stay in Budapest.