Competition Commission to change way it examines cases

Greece's Competition Commission has unveiled a new proposal for the way it prioritizes its caseload, whether for cases initiated by the Commission or following outside reports.
The new system, which has been posted for public consultation until November 11, aims to improve the authority's efficiency and effectiveness in a way that best serves the public interest, the Commission said in a press release Monday.

Effectively, this means focusing on cases that "maximise the potential results and minimise the cost of obtaining these results."
"The priority ranking of each case will be determined in proportion to its impact, as defined by a series of objective and transparent criteria, in terms of saving time and resources based on the available evidence."

The announcement states that priority will be given to investigations of suspected "horizontal, cartel-type,...