Conference on Competitiveness in an Enlarged Europe

10.11.2003

Budapest
Preliminary Program

10th November Budapest

Venue: Hotel Intercontinental***** -Budapest(to be confirmed)

8:30-9:00 Registration of participants

9:00-9:15 Opening welcome speech by Dr. Peter Vadasz Vice-President of Confederation of the Hungarian Employers and Industrialists-MGYOSZ

9:15-10:15 Competitiveness from the viewpoint of Hungarian enterprises - Gabor Szeles President and CEO-Videoton, Ikarus, Müszertechnika

10.15-11.00 Main principles of the European competition law EU Commission DG Competition

11:00-11:15 coffee break

11.15-12.00 Implementation of the European competition law in national legislation - Member State representative

12.00-12.45 Appeals of undertakings before the European Court of Justice Representative of the European Court of Justice

13.00-14.00 Lunch break

14:00-14:45 Accession negociations: transitional agreements - Endre Juhasz - Minister without portfolio in charge of European Coordination (to be confirmed)

14.45-15.30 How to remain competitive in an enlarged Europe - company strategies from the
CEECs viewpoint Representatives from CEEC’s to be confirmed

15.30-15.45 Coffee break

15.45-16.30 The role of Employers’ organizations in informing and supporting their members

16.30-17.00 Conclusion

17.00-17.30 Press Conference
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