This is the eleventh in the series on EU Competition Law and Policy produced by the Robert Schuman Centre of the European University Institute in Florence. The volume reproduces the materials of the roundtable debate which examined the enforcement of the prohibition on cartels. The workshop participants - senior representatives of the Commission and the national competition authorities of some EC Member States, renowned international academics and legal practitioners - discussed the economic and legal issues that arise in this particular area, including: 1) unearthing cartels: the evidence; 2) the institutional framework and 3) tools of enforcement.

This is the tenth in a series of volumes based on the annual workshops on EU Competition Law and Policy held at the Robert Schuman Centre of the European University Institute in Florence.

Neelie Kroes, Enforcement of Prohibition of Cartels in EuropeJoseph E. Harrington, Jr., Behavioral Screening and the Detection of CartelsPatrick Rey, On the Use of Economic Analysis in Cartel DetectionPaul Grout, Predicting CartelsRichard Whish, Oligopoly Theory and Economic EvidenceRafael Allendesalazar Corcho, Oligopolies, Conscious Parallelism and ConcertationCalvin S. Goldman KC, The Investigative Powers of the Canadian Competition Bureau: Domestic and International DimensionsIan S. Forrester, KC, Searches Beneath the Cherry Tree in the Garden: European Thoughts on How to Enchance the Task of Uncovering and Thereby DeterringOlivier Guersent, The EU Model of Administrative Enforcement Against Global Cartels: Evolving to Meet ChallengesPhilip Collins, Some Background Notes on the Investigative Powers of the Competition AuthoritiesThomas O. Barnett, Seven Steps to Better Cartel EnforcementPublic Enforcement (Administrative and Criminal)James Venit, Modernization and Enforcement - The Need for Convergence: On Procedure and SubstanceNadia Calviño, Public Enforcement in the EU: Deterrent Effect and Proportionality of FinesMassimo Motta On the Effect of EU Cartel Investigations and Fines on the Infringing Firms' Market ValueStephen Calkins, Coming to Praise Criminal Antitrust EnforcementWouter P. J. Wils, Is Criminalization of EU Competition Law the Answer?Denis Waelbroeck, The Commission's Green Paper on Private Enforcement: 'Americanization' of EC Competition Law Enforcement?Donncadh Woods, The Commission Green Paper on Damages Actions for Breach of the EC Antitrust RulesJon Lawrence, Seeking the Perfect Balance: Some Reflections on the Commission Green Paper on Damages Actions for Breach of the EC Antitrust RulesMario Siragusa, A Reflection on Some Private Antitrust Enforcement IssuesDonald C. Klawiter, US Corporate Leniency After the Blockbuster Cartels: Are We Entering a New Era?Jochen Burrichter, Reflections on the Implementation of a Plea Bargaining/DirectSettlement-System in EC Competition LawJohn Ratliff, Plea Bargaining in EC Anti-Cartel Enforcement - A System Change?Julian M. Joshua, That Uncertain Feeling: The Commission's 2002 Leniency NoticeMargaret Bloom, Despite Its Great Success, the EC Leniency Program Faces Great ChallengesWilliam E. Kovacic, Bounties as Inducements to Identify CartelsNicholas Forwood, Effective Enforcement and Legal Protection - Friends or Enemies?Peter Roth, Ensuring that Effectiveness of Enforcement Does Not Prejudice Legal Protection. Rights of Defence. Fundamental Rights ConcernsChristopher Harding, Effectiveness of Enforcement and Legal Protection