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Italy: Antitrust regs take on politicians for amped up legislation

By  |  June 18, 2013
Italy: Antitrust regs take on politicians for amped up legislation

The head of Italy’s antitrust regulator has announced new force behind its agenda to protect the nation’s competition through encouraging the nation’s government to issue legislative reform. Giovanni Pitruzzella spoke to parliament to address the issue, according to reports, and called upon policymakers to focus on structural reformation to protect competition. Pitruzzella outlined the last 17 months of the antitrust regulator, highlighting the more than $240 million in fines the watchdog has collected for anticompetitive practices. Speaking to the politicians, Pitruzzella said, “We must insist on Italian political institutions to demand the same zeal for guaranteeing the openness of markets that Italy is demonstrating.”

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