Hungarian Competition Office advocates connectivity at Balkan Competition Platform conference

Csaba Balózs Rigó, the president of the Hungarian Competition Office (GVH), spoke out for connectivity at the first Balkan Competition conference in Istanbul on Monday, the watchdog said.

“Hungary and the Hungarian Competition Authority are committed to connectivity and mutual knowledge sharing,” Rigo told the conference. “We consider it a priority to build bridges between regions and countries, in the face of fragmentation. Our aim is to promote professional cooperation and mutual knowledge sharing based on partnership,” he added.

The conference, organised by the Turkish Competition Authority, was attended by the heads of the competition authorities of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Romania, as well as Hungary.

Rigo noted that GVH had been a close professional partner of the competition authorities of the Western Balkans for around two decades and was committed to advancing the European Union accession of those countries.

In the framework of Hungary’s presidency of the Council of the EU, GVH is organising the 50th European Competition Day in Budapest on October 22. The relationship between competitiveness, sustainability and competition policy, the experience to date in the implementation of the Digital Markets Act, and the potential and risks of using artificial intelligence will be on the agenda of the meeting. In addition to the 27 EU member states, the GVH has invited the competition authorities of eight candidate countries, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.

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