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Inspiring Young Minds: Sustainable Food and School Canteens with Chiara Falvo
SAPIENS Network ESRs as MSCA Ambassadors On May 23, Chiara Falvo (ESR15) took on the role of a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Ambassador as part of the SAPIENS Network project. Early-Stage Researchers (ESRs) are encouraged to visit local schools to present the...
The Latest Italian Decisions on Procurement and Environmental Criteria
Introduction Staying abreast of the latest legal developments is crucial for navigating the complex public procurement landscape. Our ESR 3, Aura Iurascu recently delved into the latest news from the Italian Council of State, focusing on some significant questions. In...
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and EU Defence Procurement Law
Prof Martin Trybus, our Director of Training, co-authored an article in the latest issue of the Public Procurement Law Review with Colonel Baudouin Heuninckx of the Belgian Air Force - Small and...
A Leap Towards Sustainable Procurement: The 6th European Conference on Sustainable and Innovative Public Procurement
As the world grapples with climate change and environmental degradation, sustainable procurement has emerged as a solution that holds great potential. This was made abundantly clear during the 6th...
How does the US federal government contract with small businesses? – An introduction to set-aside procurement
In May 2023, our Early-Stage Researchers Natalia Spataru, Valentina Bianchini and Xinyue Xue were seconded to our partner organisation George Washington University Law School (GW Law) in Washington...
French regulatory interventions on the Circular Economy and mandatory GPP criteria.
I. Introduction In recent years, national laws focusing on circular economy requirements have increased substantially. Our network has already examined the significant accomplishments achieved in...
Case C-598/19 Conacee – Reserved Contracts and Additional National Criteria Beyond Those Laid Down in Article 20(1) of Directive 2014/24/EU on Public Procurement
The following blog post has been authored by the SAPIENS Network lead researcher Associate Professor Marta Andhov and senior researcher at the PurpLE project Michał Kania. In this blog post, the...
Recap: SAPIENS Network Project Meeting 3
Event Summary On 20-21 April 2023, the bi-annual project meeting of the SAPIENS Network was held in Budapest, Hungary, hosted by the Corvinus University of Budapest, one of the beneficiaries of the...