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”).
