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Sustainability Clauses in ‘Public’ Contracts
Sustainability Clauses under the Public Sector Directive: Sustainable Performance Contract Clauses A recent publication by our new Post-Doctoral Fellow at PurpLE, Dr. Ezgi Uysal, explores the intersection of contract law, public procurement law, and sustainability....
Thank You, Sven!
After more than three years as a student assistant at the University of Copenhagen, working on various procurement-related projects, Sven Mikulic has successfully graduated from Copenhagen Business School.
Sven joined the University of Copenhagen in 2021 as Associate Professor Marta Andhov’s student assistant. Over the years, he contributed to projects like the Carlsberg-funded PurpLE, the Horizon-funded COCOREADO, and the SAPIENS Network, as well as to the Bestek Podcast. His contributions included conducting research and supporting communication and dissemination activities for these projects.
Welcoming Dr. Ezgi Uysal to the PurpLE Project
We are pleased to welcome from 1st January 2025 Dr. Ezgi Uysal as a Post-Doctoral Fellow on our Purchase Power – Sustainable Public Procurement through Private Law Enforcement (PurpLE) Project.
Ezgi earned her law degree magna cum laude from İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University in Turkey and completed her master’s degree in European and International Business Law at Leiden University, graduating as valedictorian with cum laude. During her studies, she received the Jean Monnet Scholarship, which supports research on EU-related topics.
Recently, Ezgi defended her PhD thesis, “Enforcing Sustainability in Contract Performance under the Public Sector Directive,” at the University of Turin. As a Marie Curie PhD Fellow, her research was part of the SAPIENS Network, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 program. Her work focuses on public procurement, contract law, and sustainability.
Exploring the Complexities of Contract Law, Arbitration, and Public Procurement: Insights from the Third PurpLE Research Seminar
The third PurpLE research seminar, held on the 5th and 6th of September 2024, brought together 23 legal scholars from 15 European universities to discuss the dynamic intersections of EU Public Procurement and Contract Law. The event provided a platform for PurpLE project Anthology authors to present their preliminary research findings, exchange ideas, and gain insights through mutual feedback. The Anthology, a comprehensive book, will publish the results of the project’s research.
Restricting freedom of contract- The EU foreign subsidies regulation and its consequences for public procurement
PurpLE team members Associate Professor Marta Andhov (PI) and senior researcher Michał Kania published a paper in the Journal of Public Procurement titled “Restricting freedom of contract”, addressing the EU foreign subsidies regulation and its consequences for public...
Panel on Trust and Cooperation at the global Revolution Conference 2024
PurpLE team members Associate Professor Marta Andhov and Senior Researcher Michał Kania presented research on “The Doctrine of Culpa in Contrahendo in Public Procurement” during this year’s Global Revolution Conference at the University of Nottingham. The Global Revolution conferences have been held since 1997. The conferences attract public procurement representatives from academia and practice from all over the world. The views presented at the conference shape the academic discussion for the following years. Key presentations also shape policy trends in the area of public procurement, which are taken into account by international organisations and national governments.