EU Auditors clear 42 agencies but identify public procurement weaknesses in 2025
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) gives clean audit opinions to 42 of 43 EU agencies for 2025, while identifying…
EU auditors warn next long-term budget must avoid RRF weaknesses
EU auditors estimate 3.8% of EU spending was irregular in 2025 and identify weaknesses in RRF payments and controls. With…
EU Commission proposes simpler procurement rules with stronger EU preference
The EU Commission proposes a single Public Procurement Regulation replacing three directives, cutting procedures from five to three and moving…
Advocate General Biondi backs national security exclusions in EU public procurement
EU Advocate General Andrea Biondi considers that Member States may exclude economic operators from public procurement procedures on national security…
EU Court opinion tests national-security exclusions from Lithuanian tenders
Tuesday 08th September 2026 Opinion in Joined Cases C-271/25 Autovici and C-334/25 Skinest Baltija (Approximation of...
Frontex explores unified ISR platform to integrate surveillance data
Frontex has launched market research for a cloud-based Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance integration platform that would consolidate data and video…
EU Commission finds Foreign Subsidies Regulation fit for purpose, plans simplification
The EU Commission’s first review of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation concludes that the instrument is effectively addressing distortive foreign subsidies…
EU Parliament backs modernised EU-Mexico partnership and interim trade deal
MEPs endorsed the modernised EU-Mexico Global Agreement and an interim trade deal to deepen political cooperation, cut tariffs, protect EU…
MEPs endorsed modernised EU-Mexico partnership
On Tuesday, the Foreign Affairs and International Trade committees of the EU Parliament endorsed the upgraded EU-Mexico partnership, paving the…
EU Commission concludes Economic Partnership Agreement with Eastern and Southern Africa
The European Commission and four Eastern and Southern Africa partners — Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles — have concluded negotiations…
Justice Scoreboard: Competitiveness and Single Market require effective justice system
The European Commission’s 2026 EU Justice Scoreboard presents effective, independent and accessible justice systems as a precondition for competitiveness, investment…
Joint EU Conference: One Europe, One Market: from strategy to delivery
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and...
Leveraging procurement to cut packaging waste and promote reuse in European cities
Cities are at the frontline of managing the environmental and economic consequences of this system. As municipalities transition toward circular…
EU Court annuls EU Commission decision approving Hungary’s state aid for Paks II
The EU Court of Justice annuls the Commission’s decision to approve aid from Hungary for the Paks II nuclear power…
Public tenders should look at more than just cheapest price, MEPs say
The EU Parliament’s Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection adopted a report today outlining its priorities for the…
EU and Montenegro provisionally close public procurement chapter in accession talks
Today, the 23rd meeting of the Accession Conference with Montenegro provisionally closed accession negotiations on chapter 5 on public procurement.…
Insight EU Digitization and Entertainment Weekly 19 -24 May 2025
Insight EU provides delayed access to the headlines from its specialized monitoring emails. For real-time updates and full monitoring services,…
Main results of the EU Competitiveness Council “Internal Market and Industry”
Ministers responsible for the internal market and industry met in Brussels and adopted a general approach on the e-declaration of…
Medical devices: EU Commission assesses public procurement issues in China
An EU Commission report, published today, highlights a continued discrimination against EU medical devices in China's public procurement market. The EU Commission assesses, how…
EU Commission seeks opinions on public procurement directives
The European Commission has today published a call for evidence and a public consultation on the Public Procurement Directives.
Equal treatment in public pocurement: Judgment of the EU Court in Case C-652/22
According to the European Court of Justice, economic operators from a third country which has not concluded an international agreement…
EU Commission launches new public procurement portal
The EU Commission has expanded the online Access2Markets portal with a new public procurement tool 'Procurement for Buyers' which will…
EU Court: An unlawfully excluded tenderer may claim damages for loss of opportunity
A reference for a preliminary ruling allows the courts and tribunals of the Member States, in disputes which have been…
Public procurement data in Europe: Unlocking the potential
Brussels, 16 March 2023 Today, the Commission unveils its plan to build a European data space...
Italy: EU Commission endorses positive request for €21bn disbursement
Brussels, 27 September 2022 The European Commission has today endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of...
Poland sets targets for procurement of R&D and innovative solutions
29 June 2022 Poland’s “State purchasing policy 2022-2025” advises all Polish public buyers to allocate...
EP Trade Committee adopts new International Procurement Instrument (IPI)
A tool to open up non-EU public procurement markets to EU firms Uniform application in...
EU Commission answer: EU rules on public procurement and tax havens
See question(s) : P-002607/2021 EN P-002607/2021 Answer given by Mr Breton on behalf of the...
Public procurement: EU Commission refers Poland to the Court of Justice of the EU for failure to comply with EU public procurement rules
The European Commission has decided today to refer Poland to the Court of Justice considering that the...