GVH President: “the priority task of the national competition authority is to protect the interests of Hungarian consumers”

By: Trademagazin Date: 2024. 12. 10. 10:46

Csaba Balázs Rigó gave a presentation at the December meeting of the Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Public Administration College. The President of the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) presented the experiences of competition supervision procedures conducted against large technology companies and the results of the market analysis completed in October, which examined the impact of artificial intelligence on competition. He emphasized: “Market competition is fair when uniform rules apply to all players.”

The President of the Hungarian Competition Authority gave a presentation in Miskolc at the invitation of Governor Zoltán Alakszai for the members of the Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Public Administration College.

Zoltán Alakszai said:

“The regular professional events of the Public Administration College are important knowledge-sharing forums for Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. We invited the President of the Hungarian Competition Authority to Miskolc because the professional tasks of the GVH are closely related to the work of the government office and other organizations in several respects. We considered it important to learn about the latest experiences of the national competition authority, primarily related to the online space and the digital world.”

In connection with this, the President of the GVH also touched on the effective cooperation between the authorities operating in the domestic consumer protection system in his presentation.

Csaba Balázs Rigó pointed out:
“Professional cooperation between partner authorities is extremely important when taking action against large technology companies and can greatly increase the efficiency of law enforcement work. The consumer protection authorities of government offices are our key partners in this joint work”

– pointed out the President of the GVH. He explained that the national competition authority has received approximately 2,000 complaints and reports so far in 2024, a quarter of which it has transferred to government offices with jurisdiction and competence in individual consumer protection cases.