The Public Consultation on Regulation 1/2003: A Stronger Institutional Infrastructure for Fostering the EU Common Competition Culture

Abstract

Any strategic vision for European antitrust enforcement rests on one fundamental pillar: the continuous development of a common competition culture shared by the European Commission and national competition authorities (NCAs). In this respect, the innovative model of institutional governance for the enforcement of European Union (EU) competition law set out by Regulation 1/2003 has proved key: the achievements accomplished within the European Competition Network have probably exceeded the initial expectations in terms of scale of enforcement, its effectiveness as well as its consistency.