Alessia Marrazzo, Livia Baccari and Pia Ardovino have participated in two advocacy seminars, organized by Lear and the Armenian Competition Protection Commission (CPC) in the context of the technical assistance project funded by the European Union and sponsored by EBRD. The seminars represented a unique opportunity to discuss the crucial role of competition advocacy for the CPC and involve key stakeholders in Armenia. Continue reading Advocacy seminars organized by Lear and the Armenian Competition Protection Commission
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PUBLICATION OF THE COMPETITION ADVOCACY STRATEGY FOR THE ALBANIAN COMPETITION AUTHORITY
As part of the EBRD project “Capacity Building for Albanian Competition Authority (ACA)”, Lear developed a long-term Competition Advocacy Strategy (hereinafter, the Strategy) for the ACA. Continue reading PUBLICATION OF THE COMPETITION ADVOCACY STRATEGY FOR THE ALBANIAN COMPETITION AUTHORITY
STUDY VISIT OF MONGOLIAN COMPETITION AUTHORITY
Today, Lear has gladly hosted the Authority on Fair Competition and Consumer Protection of Mongolia at its office in Rome. Continue reading STUDY VISIT OF MONGOLIAN COMPETITION AUTHORITY
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR THE ACA: MISSION IN ALBANIA
As part of the EBRD project with the Albanian Competition Authority (ACA), this week Lear has met relevant stakeholders from public institutions, regulatory bodies, and the business community in Tirana. Continue reading CAPACITY BUILDING FOR THE ACA: MISSION IN ALBANIA
New project for capacity building for the Albanian Competition Authority
Lear has been selected by the EBRD to provide technical assistance services to the Albanian Competition Authority (ACA). The project aims at promoting ACA’s advocacy role and strengthening the skills and competencies of ACA’s officials and case handlers, through targeted capacity building programmes on STATA, ECJ Jurisprudence (Art 101 and 102 of TFUE) and merger analysis. Continue reading New project for capacity building for the Albanian Competition Authority
CONCLUSION OF THE COMPETITION ADVOCACY PROJECT IN JAMAICA
In March 2019, Lear concluded the project for providing technical assistance to the Jamaica’s Fair Trading Commission (“FTC”) to strengthen its competition advocacy strategy. Key steps of the projects have been: an extensive review of all past advocacy efforts carried out by the FTC since 2005; Continue reading CONCLUSION OF THE COMPETITION ADVOCACY PROJECT IN JAMAICA
COMPETITION ADVOCACY TRAINING AT THE FAIR TRADING COMMISSION IN JAMAICA
On March 19 and 20, Paolo Buccirossi and Salvatore Nava will be in Kingston, Jamaica, to deliver a training to the officials of the Jamaican Competition Authority (FTC). The training will conclude the assignment, which entailed identifying gaps in the advocacy efforts carried out by the FTC in recent years and devising an advocacy strategy for future initiatives. Continue reading COMPETITION ADVOCACY TRAINING AT THE FAIR TRADING COMMISSION IN JAMAICA
Competition Advocacy: a new strategy and capacity building programme for the Jamaican Fair Trading Commission
Lear is providing technical assistance to the Jamaica’s Fair Trading Commission (“FTC”) to strengthen its skills on competition advocacy. The main objectives of the assignment are to perform an assessment of the effectiveness of past FTC’s advocacy initiatives, to develop a new competition advocacy strategy and to build capacity within the FTC to pursue its advocacy objectives. Continue reading Competition Advocacy: a new strategy and capacity building programme for the Jamaican Fair Trading Commission