EU Policy & Regulation
How does EU Policy and regulation affect the Procurement Process?
EU-level institutional and legislative content, the Parliament piece, FSR, eForms, procurement data intelligence, directives and reform. Distinct from country-level coverage since it’s about Brussels-level rules rather than national markets.
The Draghi Report and Public Procurement
On 9 September 2024, Mario Draghi published his report on the future of European competitiveness and exactly two years later,…Letta Wrote the Brief – Brussels Wrote the Law
In April 2024, Enrico Letta handed EU leaders a report on the future of the Single Market that devoted a…The Teckal Judgment and the In-House Exemption: Where the Law Stands in October 2026
At a glance The Teckal judgment (Case C-107/98, 1999) established that a public authority can sometimes award a contract to…The Golden Thread: Can Ireland follow public money from tender to payment?
Ireland can now see more of where public money goes than it could a year ago, but still cannot reliably…Market access: who can actually bid where?
Public procurement markets are often described as "open" or "closed" and legally, the position is more granular, whether a company…Buy European: What the EU’s New Public Procurement Act Actually Proposes
On 9 September 2026, the European Commission adopted its long-awaited proposal for a Public Procurement Act, a single Regulation intended to…Facturation électronique obligatoire : ce qui change vraiment depuis le 1er septembre 2026
Guide pratique pour les PME, TPE et acheteurs publics français Depuis le 1er septembre 2026, la facturation électronique n'est plus…The Connected Digital Marketplace: How “Once-Only” Is Reshaping EU Public Procurement
For years, a company bidding for public contracts in three different Member States has effectively had to open three separate…Loi européenne sur les marchés publics : la Commission propose une refonte majeure du cadre européen
Cet article reflète les éléments rendus publics de la proposition de la Commission européenne à la date de sa présentation,…EU Public Procurement Act: Commission proposes a major overhaul of the EU procurement framework
This article reflects publicly reported details of the Commission's proposal as of its presentation on 9 September 2026. As with…
