Representatives of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition (DG Competition) in a working visit to the Competition Council

On October 05, 2023, the representatives of the Competition Council of the Republic of Moldova headed by its President, Alexei GHERTESCU, had a working meeting with the DG Competition delegation led by Mr. Alexander WINTERSTEIN - Head of Unit, DG Competition - Communications Policy, accompanied by Ms Kalypso THOMOPOULOU, International Relations Officer, DG Competition.

During the event, the representatives of the European Commission presented the key elements of DG Competition, namely: its organizational structure, the functional processes within DG Competition, the processes of investigating anticompetitive practices, mergers, and state aid provided by EU member countries.

The event also included a Q/A session during which the representatives of the Competition Council asked questions regarding the activity of DG Competition, the European Union's competition authority.

In this way, we highly appreciate the cooperation relations established with the European Commission for the exchange of experience and support provided in the context of the European path of the Republic of Moldova (knowing that more work is still needed to align Moldova's competition legislation with EU rules and regulations).