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Competition Law and the Right to Compete. Lithuania and the European Union
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October 30, 1998 |
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9:00 |
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Hotel CENTRUM, 9/25 Vytenio St.
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Lithuanian Free Market Institute, Friedrich Naumann Foundation |
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AGENDA
9:00 Registration
10:00 Welcome Address
Rimantas Stanikūnas, State Competition and Consumer Protection Service
EU Integration: Competition and the Business Environment
10:10 EU Expansion: Lessons of the Past and Features of the Present
Mark Gray, White & Case
10:35 EU Law in Lithuania: Towards Liberalism or Statism
Elena Leontjeva, Lithuanian Free Market Institute
11:00 Lithuania's Integration into the EU: Problems and Solutions
Klaudijus Maniokas, Integration Strategy Department, EU Committee under the Government of Lithuania
11:30 Comments:
Alvydas Medalinskas, Foreign Affairs Committee, The Parliament of Lithuania
Discussion
12:30 Lunch
Competition Law
14:00 The Concept of Competition
Remigijus Šimašius, Lithuanian Free Market Institute
14:25 The Competition Bill and Its Impact on Competition
Arnoldas Klimas, State Competition and Consumer Protection Service
14:50 Comments:
Šarūnas Keserauskas, Consulting Firm "Lideika, Petrauskas, Valiūnas ir partneriai"
Discussion
15:20 Coffee break
15:45 Changes in EU Competition Law and Impact on Lithuania
Alastair Sutton, White & Case
16:10 The Unseen Aquis - Direct Effect, Supremacy, Remedies for
Competition
Dr. Angela Ward, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge
16:35 Comments:
Darius Pranckevičius,EU Integration Department, Ministry of the Interior
Discussion
State Aid and Its Effects on Competition
17:00 EU State Aid Law and Policy: Implications for Lithuanian Accession
Janne Kankanen, Directorate-General IV
17:25 Comments
Rūta Vainienė, Lithuanian Free Market Institute
Sigitas Cemnolonskis, State Control Aid Department, State Competition and Consumer Protection Service
Discussion
17:45 Closing Remarks
18:00 Cocktail
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