ECN Brief

Commission outlines contribution of competition policy and its review to green and digital transition, and to a resilient Single Market

The European Commission has adopted a Communication on a competition policy fit for new challenges, which frames the important role of competition policy for Europe's path towards recovery, the green and digital transitions, and for a resilient Single Market. The Communication highlights the in-built ability of competition policy to adapt to new market circumstances, policy priorities and...Read more
Posted on 19/11/2021

Mirta Kapural, PhD, appointed president of the Council of the Croatian Competition Agency

Following the proposal of the Government of the Republic of Croatia in the mandatory procedure carried out after it had published a public call for applications, the Croatian Parliament adopted on 1 October 2021 the decision on the appointment of Mirta Kapural PhD, president of the Competition Council. Preceding this decision, the Croatian Parliament relived Mirta Kapural PhD from duty of the...Read more
Posted on 08/10/2021

Commission publishes findings of the evaluation of rules on horizontal agreements between companies

The European Commission has published today a Staff Working Document that summarises the findings of the evaluation of the two horizontal block exemption regulations on Research & Development and specialisation agreements (“R&D BER” and “Specialisation BER” respectively, together “HBERs”), together with the Horizontal Guidelines. The aim of the evaluation was to allow the Commission to...Read more
Posted on 07/05/2021

European Commission consults stakeholders on a possible new competition tool

The European Commission has published today an inception impact assessment as well as an open public consultation inviting comments on exploring the need for a possible new competition tool that would allow addressing structural competition problems in a timely and effective manner. Stakeholders can submit their views on the inception impact assessment until 30 June 2020 and respond to the open...Read more
Posted on 12/06/2020

Mladen Cerovac reappointed as president of the Council of the Croatian Competition Agency

Mr. Cerovac has continuously held the leading positions of the CCA since its beginnings in 1997 (deputy to the former head of the CCA, the head of Competition Division, independent advisor to the president of the Competition Council). From 2005 to 2008 he was a member of the Competition Council and from 2008 to 2013 the vice-president of the Competition Council. In 2013, and then again in 2015,...Read more
Posted on 12/06/2020