On April 17, the European Commission presented the 2018 Progress Report on Serbia covering a two year period, as an overview of progress achieved towards EU accession that established the operational advancement of the Commission for Protection of Competition of the Republic of Serbia. The Commission’s activities are analyzed within the Negotiation Chapter 8: Competition Policy.

As per assessment presented by the European Commission, competition policy implementation capacity has increased, both in the number of antitrust cases and the relative size and significance of companies under investigation.

The Report reads that “the CPC’s investigations of large private companies and public enterprises significantly contributed to improving its credibility and public image. Competition advocacy activities increased.”

The Report also establishes that “the CPC’s decisions have been increasingly upheld by appeal courts”, but also that “the capacity of the judiciary to handle complex competition cases needs to be strengthened significantly.”

The findings presented as a part of the analysis within the Negotiation Chapter 8 of the 2018 Progress Report on Serbia confirm that the Commission is recognized as one of the parts of the Serbian administration whose operational activities are highly aligned with the EU acquis, in addition to its operational advancement achieved each year, which favorably affects the improvement of the business environment in the Republic of Serbia.