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18 Apr 2025 Maxim Ermolovich discussed cooperation prospects with antitrust experts The Eurasian Economic Commission's headquarters hosted a working meeting between Maxim Ermolovich, Minister in charge of Competition and Antitrust Regulation, and the Association of Antitrust Experts (AAE). Maxim Ermolovich shared information on the current directions of the EEC work and competition policy. In 2025, the Commission plans to conduct sectoral market analyses, in particular concerning pharmaceuticals and marketplaces, in order to identify problematic issues in the EAEU cross-border markets and to resolve them subsequently. The opinion of the expert community is important, and the Commission welcomes the participation of the Association of Antitrust Experts in this work of the Commission," mentioned Maxim Ermolovich. Vitaly Dianov, Head of AAE, presented the Association's activities, as well as areas of possible cooperation. He invited the EEC representatives to participate in the Association's events. The participants expressed a unanimous opinion on the need for continued interaction between the Commission and the AAE.
18 Apr 2025 International Conference on EAEU Antitrust Regulation Held in Moscow The Competition and Antitrust Regulation Unit of the Eurasian Economic Commission jointly with the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia organized the International Research-to-Practice Conference "Antitrust Regulation in the Eurasian Economic Union" at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. "The Competition and Antitrust Regulation Unit is actively engaged in scientific and methodological work aimed at expert elaboration of key topics in the field of supranational antitrust regulation and training of qualified personnel," said Maxim Ermolovich, EEC Minister in charge of Competition and Antitrust Regulation. At the plenary session of the conference, Maxim Shaskolsky, Head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia, and Natalia Vasilevskaya, Deputy Minister of Antitrust Regulation and Trade of the Republic of Belarus, presented the key areas of competition policy implementation at the national level and approaches to cooperation within the EAEU, including the issues of creating a common exchange space and financial market. Alexey Dronov, Chairman of the EAEU Court, spoke about the general principles of the Union's law in competition protection cases. During the session "Enforcement of Norms on Liability for Anticompetitive Behavior in the EAEU: the View of the Regulator, Science and Business," representatives of the Antitrust Regulation Department reported on the interaction between the EEC and national antitrust authorities, as well as on the Commission's sectoral studies. The round table "Prevention of Anticompetitive Violations as a Priority for the Development of Competition Law and Antitrust Control in the EAEU" presented the position of the relevant EEC unit on the issues of improving "soft regulation" and the use of its mechanisms in law enforcement. The conference was attended by judges of the EAEU Court, employees of antitrust authorities of the Union and the Republic of Uzbekistan, entrepreneurs and experts.
28 Mar 2025 Maxim Ermolovich: "Developing exchange trade within the EAEU ensures fair competition and unimpeded mutual supply of goods" At a specialized international forum in Moscow, Maxim Ermolovich, Minister in charge of Competition and Antitrust Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Commission, urged the exchange business community of the Eurasian Economic Union countries to cooperate actively in the development of regulatory acts to create a common exchange market of the EAEU. The event participants discussed the prospects for developing exchange markets of oil and petroleum products, natural gas, timber, mineral fertilizers, energy carriers, metals and a number of others. "The development of exchange trade in the EAEU space ensures fair competition and creates an institutional environment for seamless, unimpeded mutual supply of goods in the common market of the Union," Maxim Ermolovich noted. The EEC Minister spoke about the Commission's work on the draft Program for developing exchange trading in the common exchange (organized market) of goods within the EAEU. He announced the establishment of the EEC Advisory and Exchange Committees in 2025–2026. The importance of the exchange forum as a discussion platform in developing competition and increasing the transparency of the EAEU economic environment was emphasized. The annual international forum Exchange Commodity Market has been held in Moscow since 2015. It is organized by the St. Petersburg Exchange, the largest commodity exchange in Russia, uniting more than 7,000 companies. The event is positioned as the main expert platform for companies participating in the commodity exchange market, regulators and exchange specialists. 
21 Mar 2025 Maxim Ermolovich: "The pharmaceutical sector study is aimed at ensuring accessibility of medicines for citizens of the EAEU countries On March 21 at the headquarters of the Eurasian Economic Commission, Maxim Ermolovich, EEC Minister in charge of Competition and Antitrust Regulation, held a working meeting with Alexey Kedrin, Chairman of the Board of the Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers of the Eurasian Economic Union. The EEC Minister noted that this year the Commission's Competition and Antitrust Regulation Unit is conducting a large-scale sectoral study aimed at developing competition in the pharmaceutical sector. According to Maxim Ermolovich, "the goal of the pharmaceutical sector study is to reduce barriers, lower the price level and, as a result, ensure the availability of medicines for citizens of the EAEU States". The parties discussed the association's participation in the ongoing study. At the end of the meeting Maxim Ermolovich invited Alexey Kedrin to take part in specialized events of the Eurasian Economic Forum in Minsk in June 2025.
21 Mar 2025 Maxim Ermolovich: "A fair competitive environment continues to be created within the EAEU" At the 11th Conference of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia, Maxim Ermolovich, Minister in charge of Competition and Antitrust Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Commission, noted that a fair competitive environment continues to be created within the Eurasian Economic Union. The Commission's relevant unit pays special attention to identifying and eliminating violations of the general rules of competition in cross-border markets. At the same time, the EEC Minister emphasized that today the field of antitrust regulation requires "fine-tuning of the existing mechanisms" taking into account law enforcement practice, decisions of the EAEU Court, issues raised by businesses and global trends. "A serious challenge for us is marketplaces," said Maxim Ermolovich. "We are working on harmonizing the regulation of this area in order to exclude different approaches in legislation and law enforcement within the Union." Since 2020, the Commission has conducted a number of investigations into the state of competition in digital markets, analyzing the activities of mobile application stores by such major players as Yandex, Mail.ru and others. According to the Minister, "the Commission always prioritizes the need to comply with competition rules in this work." An important part of the Commission's activities is trusted interaction with the expert and business community. The conference also showcased the Commission's work in public procurement. In particular, the presentation was about ensuring equal access to public procurement of the EAEU countries and annual growth of mutual supplies. Zhanar Adikova, Director of the EEC Department for Competition and Public Procurement Policy, answered the questions of entrepreneurs. In conclusion, Maxim Ermolovich invited the conference participants to the main business event of the EAEU — the Eurasian Economic Forum, which will be held in June this year in Minsk.
20 Mar 2025 Maxim Ermolovich: "The EEF 2025 Program Committee is finalizing the forum architecture" At the meeting of the Program Committee of the Eurasian Economic Forum (EEF) 2025, the concept and structure of the forum architecture were generally agreed upon. The meeting was led by Maxim Ermolovich, the Committee Chairman and Minister in charge of Competition and Antitrust Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Commission. The Eurasian Economic Forum, the main business event of the Eurasian Economic Union, will be held this June in Minsk. "The Program Committee has largely decided on panel sessions and round tables of the six pillars of the forum's architecture. The topics of individual events and their conceptual content are being perfected," said Maxim Ermolovich. “In fact, we are now finalizing the forum architecture. It is necessary to complete this work in close cooperation of the Commission's specialized units with representatives of the Union countries". The business program will be approved by the EEF 2025 Organizing Committee under the leadership of Vladimir Karanik, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus, Chairman of the EEC Council.
14 Mar 2025 Facilitating competition in pharmaceutical markets discussed in Kazan Representatives of the Eurasian Economic Commission's Competition and Antitrust Regulation Unit took part in the international round table "Development of Competition in Pharmaceutical Markets" held in Kazan. The event participants discussed legal provisions in the field of competition and patent law in the market of pharmaceuticals; compulsory licensing; violations of antitrust laws in the markets of pharmaceuticals and medical products; response measures; best practices; public procurement in the healthcare sector; and the topic of combating bid rigging. Competition authorities from the Eurasian Economic Union, Commonwealth of Independent States, China, Indonesia, Türkiye, Egypt, South Africa and Myanmar shared their experience in improving national legislation and handling cases of competition violations in the pharmaceutical sector. The discussion was attended by representatives of academia and pharma companies. The Commission's delegation took part in the meeting of the Headquarters for Joint Investigations of Antitrust Law Violations of the CIS Countries "Practical application of recommendations contained in reports on the status of competition in the commodity markets of medicines and medical products". Zhanar Adikova, Director of the EEC Department for Competition and Public Procurement Policy, noted: "When considering signs of violations of the general competition rules in the EAEU cross-border markets, including pharmaceutical markets, the Commission takes into account the specifics of national and supranational regulation in this area". The event also featured a meeting of the BRICS Working Group on Research of Competition Issues in Pharmaceutical Markets.
06 Mar 2025 Program Committee discussed Eurasian Economic Forum architecture The first meeting of the Program Committee of the Eurasian Economic Forum (EEF) was held on March 5 in Moscow by Maxim Ermolovich, Chairman of the Committee, Minister in charge of Competition and Antitrust Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Commission. He spoke about the main organizational aspects of the forum and infrastructural capabilities of the host country. It bears reminding that the EEF will be held in May this year in Minsk. The meeting of the Program Committee discussed proposals by authorized representatives of the Eurasian Economic Union countries on the concept and structure of the forum architecture, topics, panel session scope and round tables within the seven pillars of the EEF architecture. This is one of the main aspects in its preparation phase. Later, a business program will be created based on the architecture. The Committee representing the Union countries and the Commission agreed to approve the Forum architecture, taking into account the comments and suggestions received at the meeting. The Organizing and Program Committees of the Eurasian Economic Forum were established earlier to prepare for and organize the EEF.
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