President of the Commission for Protection of Competition, Dr. Miloje Obradović, has presented a research paper on the topic: “The role of the Commission for Protection of Competition in the economic and regulatory reforms: Current trends and future challenges” during the academic conference entitled “Structural reforms and the role of regulatory authorities in Serbia”. The coauthors of this research paper were Dr. Siniša Milošević, Head of the Deparmetn for Economic Inquiries of the Commission, and Dr. Dragan Lončar, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade.

In his address, Dr. Obradović presented main elements on the functioning of the Commission for Protection of Competition, in addition to the main provisions of the Law on Protection of Competition. Particular emphasis was placed on the cooperation with regulatory authorities and public institutions and organizations, but also on directions of future developments concerning competition policy in Serbia, keeping in mind the elements of the European Commission’s new draft directive aimed toward enhancing operations of the EU competition authority.

The main goal of the academic conference entitled “Structural reforms and the role of regulatory authorities” was to present research results as potential contributions to creating a favorable institutional framework and foundations for more efficient economic development of Serbia. The organizer of this event was the Scientific Society of Economists of Serbia, in cooperation with the Academy of Economic Studies and Faculty of Economics in Belgrade.

The conference was attended by the University of Belgrade’s professors, representatives of independent and regulatory authorities, as well as independent economic experts.