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#43 AI, Sustainable Public Procurement & Law Clinics

In this episode, Marta and Willem explore how artificial intelligence could support more sustainable public procurement practicesโ€” and the risks...

#42 The Irado Case and the Activities Criterion & Fostering a Classroom Community

In this episode, Marta and Willem discuss the hot topic of the ongoing Irado case and the impacts it is set to have on the world of European Public...

Hard Law, Hard Choices: The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), Omnibus Simplifications and the Future of EU Procurement Law โ€“ Part 2

ย Author:ย Dr. Ezgi Uysal 1)ย ย ย  Introduction This blog post is the second in a two-part series that examines the evolving EU regulatory landscape on...

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#15 Access to public contracts for citizens’ initiatives and social enterprises & how to conference
#15 Access to public contracts for citizens’ initiatives and social enterprises & how to conference

#15 Access to public contracts for citizens’ initiatives and social enterprises & how to conference

In this episode, Willem & Marta discuss access to public contracts for citizens' initiatives and social enterprises. They delve into the hurdles they face, the legal possibilities for contracting authorities to stimulate them, and future options to extend those options. For the finale, they discuss how to conference.

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The Relationship Between Initial Tender and Mini-Competition: EU and Lithuanian Perspectives on Framework Agreements
The Relationship Between Initial Tender and Mini-Competition: EU and Lithuanian Perspectives on Framework Agreements

The Relationship Between Initial Tender and Mini-Competition: EU and Lithuanian Perspectives on Framework Agreements

Marta Andhov andย Deividas Soloveicikย looked into the relationship between initial tender and mini-competition from an EU perspective but particularly reflected on Lithuanian law. In contrast to a controversial recent judgment of the Lithuanian court, they argued that the two stages of the framework agreement process are interconnected and must be viewed as a unified part of the same procurement process in line with European legal doctrine.

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9 experts, 19 verbeterpunten: op naar een betere aanbestedingswereld!
9 experts, 19 verbeterpunten: op naar een betere aanbestedingswereld!

9 experts, 19 verbeterpunten: op naar een betere aanbestedingswereld!

Inmiddels begint het een traditie te worden: de afsluitende vraag van de afleveringen van Bestek โ€“ de Aanbestedingspodcast: โ€˜Stel dat je een, twee of drie aspecten van het aanbestedingsrecht of de aanbestedingspraktijk mag verbeteren. Wat zou je dan doen?โ€™ Een...

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Marta Andhov contributes to the EU Parliament hearing on SPP: using the full potential of public buying to achieve goals of the European Green Deal

Marta Andhov contributes to the EU Parliament hearing on SPP: using the full potential of public buying to achieve goals of the European Green Deal

On 1st December 2021, ย Associate Professor Marta Andhovย contributed to the public hearing of the European Parliamentโ€™s Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection in association with the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety titled ย โ€˜Sustainable public procurement: using the full potential of public buying to achieve goals of the European Green Dealโ€™ย 

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#14 Objectives of Public Procurement Law & Social Media for Academics
#14 Objectives of Public Procurement Law & Social Media for Academics

#14 Objectives of Public Procurement Law & Social Media for Academics

In this episode, Marta and Willem discuss the role of objectives in public procurement law. Is the objective of โ€˜public procurementโ€™ and the objective of โ€˜public procurement lawโ€™ the same? How does the EU objective relate to national objectives? And: why should we care about them for the sake of interpretation? For dessert, they talk about social media and academic life.

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