UOKiK: EU antitrust authorities to hold talks on competition law in Warsaw

The European Competition Day held in Warsaw focuses on how competition law must evolve amid new economic challenges. Over 100 representatives from EU institutions and antitrust bodies discussed adapting enforcement tools. Poland’s UOKiK emphasized the need for updated measures like the New Competition Tool (NCT) and Digital Markets Act (DMA) to address emerging digital market issues and improve response speed.

The event highlighted insights from Mario Draghi’s 2024 report, which called for major investment and innovation to maintain EU competitiveness. Officials also discussed applying competition law to new sectors like labor markets. Growing EU-U.S. tensions over tech regulation may escalate into trade conflicts. The event aims to generate EU policy recommendations on integrating competition and industrial strategies.

(PAP)