View a selection of photos from the launch event of the OECD Competition Assessment Review of Romania 2016 which took place in Bucharest on 28 June 2016. Access the report at: oe.cd/1pj. Find out more about the project: http://www.oecd.org/daf/competition/romaniacompetitionassessment.htm

1. Bucharest, 28/06/2016
OECD Deputy
Secretary-General Mari
Kiviniemi and
Competition Council
President Bogdan
Chiritoiu launch results
of the 12-month
OECD Competition
Assessment project in
Romania which aimed at
identifying competition-
distorting rules and
provisions in the sectors
of construction, freight
transport and food
processing.

2. “[I’d like to] stress the
importance of the
evaluation report. The
sectors [studied]
represent 12% of the
GDP and employ 10% of
the workforce, but their
performances are far
below the international
average, precisely due to
bureaucratic barriers, “for
which people pay“.
Costin Borc,
Vice-Prime Minister of
Romania and Minister of
Economy, Commerce and
Relations with Business
Environment
28 June 2016

3. "There are still factors in Romania, which make it hard to eliminate the gaps between
Romania and other economies of the European Union. Weak competitiveness in some
industries is one of them”
Mari Kiviniemi, OECD Deputy Secretary-General

4. "[…] this project is welcomed and underlined the Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s
orientation towards collaboration with the public institutions for the development of
competition in the market“.
Mihai Daraban, Executive director, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania; then left to right: Costin
Bork, Romanian Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Commerce and Relations with Business
Environment ; Bogdan Chiritoiu, President of the Romanian Competition Council

5. “Creating a
competitive
environment means a
joint effort from all
stakeholders –
companies and
authorities – to ensure
citizens’ welfare. […]
We will provide all
support required for
the implementation of
the OECD
Recommendations“.
Bogdan Chiritoiu, President
of the Romanian
Competition Council
28 June 2016

6. “If all […] recommendations are
fully implemented, we estimate
that Romanian consumers
would be better off by more
than EUR 434 million a year.
The economy-wide benefits
from increased productivity
could ultimately have an even
greater impact.”

7. OECD team (left to right) : Alberto Heimler, Chairman of OECD Working Party No. 2 on Competition and
Regulation; Sean Ennis, Senior Economist OECD Competition Division ; Mari Kiviniemi,
OECD Deputy Secretary-General; Michael Saller, Competition Assessment Project Manager.

8. Left to right: Bogdan Chiritoiu, President of the Romanian Competition Council, Costin Bork, Romanian Vice-
Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Commerce and Relations with Business Environment ; Mihai Daraban,
Executive director, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania; Radu Puchiu, Secretary of State,
Chancelery of the Prime Minister of Romania.

10. “This project strengthens inter-
institutional co-operation […] and helps
developing the central administration’s
skills to formulate
public policies that foster competition.
[…] It is beyond all doubt, an example
of a successful partnership”.
Radu Puchiu
Secretary of State, Chancelery of the Prime
Minister of Romania
28 June 2016

11. More at www.oecd.org/daf/competition
#OECDcomp
See also:
Read the 2016 report at:
oe.cd/1pj