A three-day training seminar for Cypriot Judicial and Prosecutorial Officials on enforcement of European Competition Law has been successfully completed on Wednesday November 4, 2015.
The “Training Seminar for National Judges in Cyprus on Enforcement of EU Competition Law”, organized by the European Public Law Organization (EPLO), was held from November 2 to 4, 2015, in Nicosia, Cyprus. The event was organized in close cooperation with the Supreme Court of Cyprus, at the premises of which the seminar was carried out, the Commission for the Protection of Competition of Cyprus, and the Institute of Studies in Competition Law and Policy (IMEDIPA).
The Seminar provided in depth and practical training to 20 Cypriot judges and prosecutors on the key issues involved in the enforcement of EU Competition Law in Cyprus, including merger control, state aid rules, public and private enforcement, and sector specific issues. The judges and prosecutors participating to the Seminar belonged to the Supreme Court, District Courts and the Law Office of the Republic of Cyprus.
The Seminar is part of the 14-month project “Training of National Judges in Bulgaria, Cyprus and Greece on Enforcement of EU Competition Law”, funded by the European Commission - Directorate-General for Competition, and implemented by EPLO in partnership with the Human Resource Development and Innovation Center, the Center for Continuing Education at the Law Faculty of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, the Institute of Studies in Competition Law and Policy (IMEDIPA), the Hellenic Competition Commission and the Association of Greek Judges and Prosecutors.
