Circular Public Procurement: Key Insights from European Experts and EPLG members
On November 28th, the Belgian and Flemish research consortium, the Circular Economy Center, hosted an expert meeting in Brussels that brought together leading scholars from across Europe to discuss the future of Circular Public Procurement (CPP). The event focused on the integration of Circular Economy (CE) principles into public procurement processes and showcased key policy innovations aimed at enhancing sustainability in the public sector. Several members of the European Procurement Law Group (EPLG) were actively involved in the meeting, contributing their expertise to the discussions and emphasizing the importance of cross-border collaboration for sustainable procurement practices. These participants included Professors Roberto Caranta, who delivered the opening presentation, Kirsi-Maria Halonen,…
Modification of public contracts: 5th research report by the Chair of Public Contract Law
La Chaire de droit des contrats publics (the Chair) of the University Jean Moulin Lyon 3, published in July 2023 the report ‘Modification des contrats de la commande publique’ (Modification of public contracts). This report is the result of a study conducted during the academic year 2022-2023 by the Chair of Public Contract Law, involving interviews and online surveys with many players in the field of public contract law. The research work was carried out by the researchers of the Chair, under the direction of Professor and EPLG member Francois Lichere and is available on the website.
New issue of the EPPPL Review just out! (with contributions by several EPLG members)
The latest issue of the European Procurement & Public Private Partnership was just released. It contains articles by the following EPLG members: Roberto Caranta, Dacian Dragos, Pedro Telles, and Martin Trybus. You can download the table of contents here.
EPLG Members Spoke in Turin on September 22 on military procurement 🗓 🗺
On September 22, 2017, EPLG members Luke Butler, Roberto Caranta, Mario Comba, and Martin Trybus spoke at the conference International Public Procurement: comparing the EU and the US. The case of military procurement, co-organised at the Centro Congressi Torino Incontra of Turin, Italy, by the Istituto Universitario di Studi Europei, the Centro di Diritto Comparato e Transnazionale, the Law Department of the University of Turin, Confindustria Piemonte, Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato e Agricoltura di Torino, with the support of Compagnia di San Paolo.
European Procurement Law Group’s meeting, Helsinki 4-5 September 2017 🗓 🗺
On 4-5 September 2017, the members of the European Procurement Law Group will assemble to Group’s annual meeting. This year the meeting will be hosted by Dr. Kirsi-Maria Halonen in Helsinki, Finland. During these two days the Group will discuss matters related to transparency at different stages of public procurement procedure, during the contract execution phase as well as during court proceedings. This will be the topic of the Group’s next comparative book on public procurement, including chapters on the objectives of disclosure and transparency rules as well as country chapters from Denmark, EU institutions, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain and Sweden. Update 5 September 2017: here…
EPLG Members Spoke at the Copenhagen University on May 4 and 5 🗓 🗺
On May 4 and 5, 2017, EPLG members Piotr Bogdanowicz, Roberto Caranta, Dacian Dragos, Kirsi-Maria Halonen, Steen Treumer and Martin Trybus spoke at the international conference on Procurement beyond price: Sustainability and CSR in public purchasing, organised by Marta Andrecka at the Copenhagen University. Presentations are available at this link. Here are some pictures from the conference.
EPLG Members will speak at ICPS Procurement Week in London 🗓
EPLG Members Roberto Caranta, Dacian C. Dragos, Alberto Sanchez-Graells and Pedro Telles will speak at the Procurement Week 2017 organised by the Institute for Competition and Procurement Studies in London, @ The Cristal, 21st – 23rd March 2017.
New Publication by Kirsi-Maria Halonen on Aggregation Rules under Public Procurement Law
A new publication was released by Kirsi-Maria Halonen, Characteristics of Separate Operational Units – A Study on Aggregation Rules under Public Procurement Law. It is a report for the Swedish Competition Authority, and can be downloaded here. The concept of separate operational unit was introduced in 2014 Procurement Directives, but the directives provided very little guidelines on its interpretation or application. According to the 2014 directives a contract value can be based at the level of a single unit operating within a contracting authority in case it is independently responsible for its procurement. The Swedish Competition Authority requested the EPLG member Kirsi-Maria Halonen to look into the matter and in February…
