The Competition Council organized the fifth edition of the annual meeting with the media

Rabat, February 3, 2026 – The Competition Council organized the fifth edition of the annual meeting with the media on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 9:00 am, at the Marriott Hotel in Rabat.

This annual meeting reflects the importance of the media as essential actors in the competitive ecosystem, given the role they play in raising awareness about compliance with fair competition rules, in the interest of consumers and the competitiveness of the economic fabric.

In this context, this meeting provided an opportunity to exchange views with journalists on various issues related to competition law and economics, as well as recent developments in this field. It was an opportunity to present some cases handled by the Council and to focus on an important theme by international experts, namely “Digital markets: between innovation, competition, and media responsibility”.

This meeting was also marked by the awarding of the “Competition Council Research Awards” to the winners whose work was selected following the third edition of this competition, launched by the Council in June 2025, to award a research prize to reward doctoral theses and master’s theses in economics, management, and competition law.

In this context, the 1^st prize was awarded to Mrs. Kenza KHABIR for her master’s thesis on “the application of competition law in public markets”, the 2^nd prize was awarded to Mrs. Zineb MOUTAMENI for her master’s thesis on “the control of economic concentration operations in Morocco”, and the 3^rd prize was won by Mrs. Soukaina MASLI for her master’s thesis on “consumer welfare in competition law: a study in Moroccan and comparative law”.