THE EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THE TRANSACTION
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will be able to acquire joint control of Green Genius International , a Dutch renewable energy company, together with its existing shareholders, Modus Grupe and MG NL Holding . The merger has been cleared by the Competition Council.
THE COMPETITION COUNCIL AND ITS PARTNERS WILL IMPLEMENT A PROJECT ON DIGITAL MARKETS
The Competition Council, together with the Polish and Latvian competition authorities and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), will implement the European Union (EU) technical assistance project "Competition Market Study: Digital Sector – Poland, Latvia and Lithuania" to help ensure competitiveness in the digital...
THE COMPETITION COUNCIL AND PARTNERS WILL IMPLEMENT AN EU TWINNING PROJECT IN MOLDOVA
A consortium of Lithuanian, Romanian and Polish competition authorities will implement an EU Twinning project in Moldova to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Competition Council of Moldova to implement competition and state aid policy in line with EU best practice.
NEW VISION AND OBJECTIVES IN THE STRATEGY FOR 2024–2029
The Competition Council has confirmed the Strategy for the next five years, which, among other things, announces a new vision and strategic goals and tasks for the Authority.
FOUR PRIORITY SECTORS UNDER THE COMPETITION COUNCIL'S SPOTLIGHT
The Competition Council has decided to focus its attention on the energy, health (including pharmaceuticals), retail trade and digital markets sectors in 2024.
E. ŠATAS WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AT THE COMPETITION COUNCIL
Former Competition Council Member Elonas Šatas continues to work within the institution and starting 22 September of this year, he has taken on the role of Senior Advisor.
Today, the President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda, in accordance with the Constitution, the Law on Competition and having considered the proposal of Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, signed a decree appointing Jolanta Ivanauskienė as the Chairwoman of the Lithuanian Konkurencijos taryba for a six-year term. Starting from 2 May...
The Lithuanian competition authority Konkurencijos taryba has cleared the acquisition of 33.4 per cent of the shares of the company 9 sparnai, as well as acquisition of its joint control together with E energy invest, by the Estonian firm Windly Holding OÜ.
On September 10, the management of the Baltic competition authorities met in Riga to discuss current competition law issues in the Baltic States and discuss cooperation, joint projects, and possible market analysis and studies.
The Lithuanian competition authority‘s Council Member and Deputy Chairwoman Dina Lurje will leave the office on June 15 and will continue her professional career in the private sector.
The Lithuanian Competition Council is organising a traditional Baltic competition conference, which will take place on 18 May 2021 , and invites competition law practitioners, businesses, public sector and academic community for a discussion on the role of small competition authorities in investigating digital markets, developments and...