The winners are the associations, ‘La Casa del Consumatore’ and ‘Finco’, the journalist, Mario Rossi, and the student, Claudia Palomba

The presentation of the 2023 Italian Competition Authority Awards, now in its fourth edition, took place yesterday afternoon in Rome. Established by the Italian Competition Authority, the award is aimed at special contributions for the promotion of the competition and consumer protection culture.

The award went to ‘La Casa del Consumatore’ for the consumer associations category, to ‘Finco’ for business associations, to the “Quattroruote” journalist, Mario Rossi, for his article entitled “Il grande rifiuto” (The great refusal), to the student, Claudia Palomba, author of the master’s thesis entitled “Killer acquisitions e controllo delle concentrazioni nel diritto dell’Unione europea: obiettivi e criticità dell’approccio della Commissione in materia di rinvii” (Killer acquisitions and merger control in European Union law: objectives and concerns of the Commission’s approach to referrals).

The awarding jury, appointed by the Authority, was composed of: Michele Ainis, honorary president of the Italian Competition Authority Award; Chiara Fumagalli, professor at Bocconi University; Ferruccio de Bortoli, columnist with the “Corriere della Sera”; Giulio Veltri, head of the legislative office at the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy; and Maria Bianca Farina, president of Ania.

Italian Competition Authority Awards 2023

The Italian Competition Authority recently held its fourth edition of the Italian Competition Authority Awards in Rome, recognizing individuals and organizations for their efforts in promoting competition and consumer protection. Winners included 'La Casa del Consumatore' for consumer associations, 'Finco' for business associations, journalist Mario Rossi, and student Claudia Palomba for their respective contributions. The awarding jury, appointed by the Authority, included notable figures such as Michele Ainis, Chiara Fumagalli, Ferruccio de Bortoli, Giulio Veltri, and Maria Bianca Farina.

Italian Competition Authority Awards 2023

The 2023 Italian Competition Authority Awards were presented to winners including consumer and business associations, a journalist, and a student for their contributions to promoting competition and consumer protection culture.