Bilateral meeting with representatives of the Austrian Federal Competition Authority
On March 25-26, a delegation from the Austrian Competition Authority (AFCA), headed by the Director General for Competition Natalie Harsdorf-Borsch visited Warsaw at the invitation of UOKiK President Tomasz Chróstny.
Study visit of representatives of consumer protection institutions in Kosovo
On 19-21 February 2024, UOKiK hosted a study visit of 6 experts representing the Ministry of Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade, the Consumer Protection Council and the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo.
Launching of the EU Twinning project supporting the Georgian Market Surveillance Agency
In Tbilisi, on the 1st of February 2024, the opening ceremony of the EU-funded Twinning “Advancing the Capacities of the Market Surveillance Agency of Georgia” was held at the hotel “Stamba”.
Closing of the twinning project in Morocco
On 12 December 2023 in Rabat, a conference was held to conclude the two-year twinning project for the Moroccan Competition Council. UOKiK implemented it as a Junior Partner in a consortium with the antitrust authorities from Greece (Hellenic Competition Commission - HCC) and Italy (The Italian Competition Authority - AGCM).
Extension of the regional agreement to Austria
On 7 December, in Paris during the Global Forum on Competition, the President of UOKiK and the heads of the competition authorities from Central and Eastern Europe signed an annex to the Memorandum on regional cooperation concluded in April this year.
Study visit of representatives of Armenia on EU best practices in consumer rights protection
On October 19-20, 2023, a study visit of 4 representatives from the Ministry of Economy of Armenia took place at UOKiK. It was organized in cooperation with the Directorate General for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) within the framework of the EU Taiex project. Its subject was the exchange of EU best practices in the field of consumer rights protection.
UOKiK participates in 22nd ICN Annual Conference
This year's 22nd Annual Conference of the International Competition Network (ICN) is hosted by the Spanish CNMC in Barcelona from 18 to 20 October 2023. The conference is attended by the delegation of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, headed by UOKiK President Tomasz Chróstny and representatives of the legal and academic community nominated by UOKiK.
UOKiK delegation's visit in Israel
On September 3-4, a delegation from UOKiK visited the Israel Competition Authority (ICA). The visit took place as part of a bilateral meeting between the President of UOKiK, Mr. Tomasz Chróstny, and the President of the Israel Competition Authority, Ms. Michal Cohen.