Thanks to Prof Carina Risvig Hamer, I had the opportunity to participate in the conference ‘EU Public Procurement anno 2025 – Are the rules fit for purpose?’ at the University of Copenhagen. This was an interesting couple of days with plenty food for thought — but also worryingly reminiscent of discussions already had back in … Read more
The annual meeting of the European Procurement Law Group a few weeks ago was a good excuse to find focused time to think about the ongoing process of review of the EU public procurement rules—as we are working on an edited book with a series of recommendations and reform proposals. My draft chapter focuses on … Read more
The EU has published its ‘AI Continent Action Plan’ (COM(2025)165). The Plan aims to enhance the EU’s AI capabilities by promoting initiatives around five key areas. One of those key areas concerns the promotion of AI in strategic sectors and, in particular, in the public sector and healthcare. The Plan includes some high level initiatives … Read more
The extent and limits to the Commission’s duty to assess the compatibility of State aid measures with other rules of EU internal market law, and public procurement rules in particular, continues to heat up (see earlier comment here). According to the Court’s press release, today’s Opinion of AG Medina in Austria v Commission (Centrale nucléaire … Read more
When it comes to IT procurement, “time is money” is an understatement. For many organizations, the procurement process eats up six to nine months — an expensive exercise in a time of digital transformation, when both tech agility and organizational leadership define business success. That’s why the CIO of today is no longer solely a … Read more