The official kick-off meeting of the Twinning Programme “Renforcement des capacités institutionnelles du Conseil de la Concurrence” in Morocco took place on 31.05.2022, in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco.

As part of the event, which was co-organized by the Hellenic Competition Commission, the Competition Authorities of Poland and Italy and the Competition Council of the Kingdom of Morocco, under the auspices of the EU, a training workshop was carried out, on competition law issues, mainly addressed to lawyers and organisations active in Morocco.

The training workshop included presentations of cases dealt with by the Competition Authorities followed by discussion focused on key and current competition issues that concern the Authorities as well as the undertakings and stakeholders. The kick-off meeting was attended, among others, by the Ambassadors of Greece, Poland and a representative of the Italian Embassy.

Following presentation of the HCC case of tendering procedures for public works, the President of the Hellenic Competition Commission analyzed the role of lawyers at the various stages of implementation of competition law, focusing on Greek and European case law and practice.

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