Press Release: European Commission and Candidate Countries take stock of progress in competition negotiations in Vilnius, and look to the future

EU Competition Commissioner Mario Monti will meet senior competition officials from the 13 candidate countries in Vilnius (Lithuania) on 16 - 17 June 2002 for the Eighth Annual Competition Conference. The conference will focus on the progress achieved by the Candidate Countries in the field of competition policy over the last 12 months, and also reflect on how to organise future co-operation.