The Committee on the Economy, Regional Development, Trade, Tourism and Energy of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia discussed and unanimously adopted the Activity reports of the Commission for Protection of Competition for 2017 and 2018.
President of the Commission Dr Miloje Obradović informed the Committee members that two annual activity reports of the Commission contain all key elements pertaining to the work of the national competition authority. The Commission, according to Dr Obradović, has increased its administrative and institutional capacities during the period referred, and was focused on efficient and effective law enforcement towards ensuring more effective competition in Serbia.

- Our objective is the creation of competitive markets where undertakings will increase their productivity, innovations and investments, resulting in faster economic growth, development and increased standard of living of the citizens of the Republic of Serbia, concluded President Obradović during his presentation of the reports before the Committee.

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Dr Ivana Rakić, Senior Advisor at the Merger Investigation Division of the Commission for Protection of Competition, has won a prestigious global award for the best academic antitrust article.

At the international annual contest traditionally organized by the Institute of Competition Law with offices in Paris and New York, Concurrences, a peer-reviewed journal published by the Institute, and the George Washington University Law School Competition Law Center, USA, Dr Ivana Rakić has received the readers’ vote award for the best academic antitrust article in the Procedure category.

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The topic of the article reviewed by readers of Concurrences journal as one of the best is “The Role of Competition Advocacy: The Serbian Experience”.

Link to the article submitted by Dr Ivana Rakić.