President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday that Romanian regulatory bodies need to harmonize their operating framework.
He pointed out that better collaboration between institutions is needed.
"I encourage the Competition Council to be one of the leaders in such a change," Iohannis said.
According to the head of state, the Competition Council is one of the key authorities in supporting the market economy based on free initiative and competition.
On Tuesday, Bogdan Chiritoiu took the oath of office as president of the Competition Council, and Dan-Virgil Pascu as vice-president of the institution, in the presence of the head of state, Klaus Iohannis, in a ceremony at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace, agerpres reports.