The Market and Cartel Screening Unit was established in 2025 to detect conduct that restricts or distorts competition. Its aim is to develop and expand a wide range of investigative tools and proactive detection approaches using digital techniques. This unit brings together legal, economic and digital expertise, thereby contributing to efficient and effective competition enforcement.


On 01.11.2025, Director General Natalie Harsdorf appointed Corinna Potocnik-Manzouri as Head of the Market and Cartel Screening Unit. She has headed the unit on an interim basis since 01.04.2025. The unit operates within the Staff Unit headed by Barbara Seelos. Potocnik-Manzouri has been working as a case handler at the AFCA since 2022. Prior to this, she worked as a university assistant at the Department of European Law at the University of Vienna as well as in various business law firms in Austria and abroad. She is the author of numerous publications, has recently been an external lecturer at the University of Vienna, and regularly gives lectures on cartel and competition law as well as European law.


“With the establishment of the Market and Cartel Screening Unit, the AFCA has taken another important step forward. I am very pleased that Corinna Potocnik-Manzouri is taking over as head of unit,” says Director General Natalie Harsdorf.

New Head Appointed for Market and Cartel Screening Unit

The Austrian competition authority (AFCA) has announced the appointment of Corinna Potocnik-Manzouri as the Head of the Market and Cartel Screening Unit, effective November 1, 2025. This unit was established in 2025 to identify and address conduct that restricts or distorts competition.

Director General Natalie Harsdorf expressed her satisfaction with the appointment, highlighting the importance of the unit in enhancing competition enforcement through a combination of legal, economic, and digital expertise. Potocnik-Manzouri has been leading the unit on an interim basis since April 1, 2025, and has been with the AFCA since 2022.

Before joining the AFCA, Potocnik-Manzouri worked as a university assistant at the Department of European Law at the University of Vienna and has experience in various business law firms both in Austria and internationally. She is recognized for her contributions to the field, having authored numerous publications and served as an external lecturer at the University of Vienna.



New Head Appointed for Market and Cartel Screening Unit

The Austrian competition authority has appointed Corinna Potocnik-Manzouri as the new Head of the Market and Cartel Screening Unit, effective November 1, 2025.