10 national anti-monopoly watchdogs launch CEE-wide cooperation

The heads of 10 antitrust authorities have signed an agreement in Warsaw to cooperate regionally, with the aim of promoting and strengthening competition policy and law enforcement. The initiative was proposed by the President of the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK), who will lead the rotating presidency this year. Participating countries include Poland, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, as well as Moldova and Ukraine, two EU candidate countries.

The agreement will involve sharing knowledge and good practices, and exchanging information on investigations and market research through working groups, study visits, workshops, and informal channels. The agreement aims to support the long-term development of competition protection, and also to assist Moldova and Ukraine in their efforts to join the European Union.

Source: wnp.pl