About

Carole Maczkovics has developed a cutting-edge expertise in State aid law, regulation of network industries and public contracts (including subsidies, public procurement, concessions, and management…

Carole has a proven track record of advising public and private entities, which she successfully represents in administrative and judicial proceedings on complex state aid, public procurement and regulatory issues before the European Commission as well as before the Belgian and European courts.

She has published many articles on State aid law and on network industries, and contributes to conferences and seminars on a regular basis.

Latest Post

European Commission Publishes Automotive Industrial Action Plan

March 10, 2025

On March 5, 2025, the European Commission published the Industrial Action Plan for the European Automotive Sector. This plan outlines measures to strengthen the competitiveness of the European automotive industry and to accelerate the transition to zero-emission mobility in the EU. This plan is the result of the “Strategic Dialogue” that has been taking place in Brussels in the last month between vehicle manufacturers in the EU and EU officials. The plan announces a catalogue of initiatives to be adopted by the Commission, but the expected timelines and the interplay between different initiatives is not always clear. This blog summarizes some of the initiatives likely to be relevant to stakeholders in the EU automotive industry—particularly those in the electric vehicle (“EV”) supply chain.