Eddy De Smijter

Eddy De Smijter joined the European Commission in 2001 as a member of the negotiation team on Regulation 1/2003. After the adoption of the Regulation, he co-authored the modernisation package (notices that accompanied the entry into force of Regulation 1/2003), with particular responsibility for the cooperation with national courts.

Eddy De Smijter stayed within the ECN unit until his move, in 2005, to the team that is responsible for the Commission policy initiative on antitrust damages actions. In that capacity, he co-authored the Commission's Green and White Paper.

Before joining the European Commission, Eddy De Smijter was teaching and doing research in European law at the universities of Leuven ( Belgium ) and Tilburg (the Netherlands ).