Online breakfast debate with Joaquín López-Vallés, Director of the CNMC’s Department for the Promotion of Competition.
The Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg has held its first virtual breakfast-debate of the year in the framework of its working group “Competition Spain”, a committee in which member companies of the Chamber address specific issues and aspects of competition law and policy that may affect them.
The webinar was attended by Joaquín López-Vallés, Director of the CNMC‘s Department for the Promotion of Competition. Under the title “The CNMC’s challenges for the coming years”, López-Vallés explained the main lines of action in the CNMC’s area of competition advocacy, as set out in the new strategic plan 2021-2026 and in the agency’s action plan 2021-2022.
Miguel Troncoso, Chairman of the working committee of Competition Spain, acted as moderator, welcoming and briefly introducing the speaker and outlining the main milestones of his professional career. He also thanked him for his willingness to participate and share with all the attendees.
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López Vallés then took the floor to give a quick introduction to the CNMC and explain the basic principles of the body’s actions to promote competition. He emphasised that the main objective of the institution is to promote and defend the proper functioning of all markets, looking after the interests of consumers and companies by exercising consultative tasks before the regulatory authorities thanks to its high degree of specialisation and independence.
During his speech, López Vallés also highlighted the current and near-future challenges for the CNMC’s competition advocacy work. Among them, he pointed out the major implications that the pandemic has had when it comes to promoting pro-competitive regulatory frameworks and public intervention, as well as the need to adapt to the new prevailing realities of digital economic systems.
Afterwards, there was a question-and-answer session where the attendees were able to express their doubts and comments on the issues discussed during the day.
The Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg would like to thank both the speaker and the members of the working group for their attendance and participation in this breakfast-debate.
