Seminar on European Competition Law for National Judges
The Role of National Judges in Antitrust Litigation in the Light of the EU Damages Directive
On February 24 and 25, 2017, 31 judges from 18 countries gathered to participate in a seminar organised by the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) through the OECD-GVH Regional Centre for Competition in Budapest. The seminar focused on the role of national judges in antitrust litigation in the light of Directive 2014/104/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 on certain rules governing actions for damages under national law for infringements of the competition law provisions of the Member States and of the European Union (“EU Damages Directive”).