Zuzana SlávikováWolf TheissBratislava

Zuzana SlávikováWolf TheissBratislava

Danica Paroulková, chairman of the Slovak Antimonopoly Office, has been at the authority since it was founded. Peter Scott met her in Bratislava

In the past year, Slovakia has seen law firms withdraw from the market, practices renamed, new entrants and mergers between firms. Peter Scott visited Bratislava to see what the landscape looks like now the dust has settled

Slovakia’s Antimonopoly Office sees itself as a rigorous and fair competition enforcer. Unfortunately, the courts don’t always take the same view. Peter Scott investigates the office’s battles with Slovak Telekom.

Slovakia's Antimonopoly Office's third year in Rating Enforcement saw it largely maintain the upward trajectory of the past few years. Based on numerical indicators, 2008 was a year of stability and consolidation. Most figures for cases and staff are similar to last year's survey.