Objective

This course will provide a thorough introduction to EU public procurement law.

Key Topics

• Essential concepts and principles in public procurement
• Public sector and utilities procurement
• Concessions and PPPs
• Remedies and enforcement
• Procurement by EU Institutions and bodies
• Sustainable procurement
• e-Procurement
• Interplay with competition and State aid rules
• International aspects
• Procurement process simulation

Participants will be able to deepen their knowledge through case studies and workshops.

Visit to the CJEU in Luxembourg

You will also have the opportunity to attend a hearing at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg.

Social programme

After a day’s intensive training, enjoy our varied social programme: the course dinner with fellow participants from various countries, wine-tasting in the Moselle vineyards, and a tour of the historic city of Trier, the oldest city in Germany, known for its well-preserved Roman and medieval buildings.

Online registration and programmeSpeakers

Christopher Bovis, Professor of Business Law, University of Hull

Vera Eiró, Managing Associate, Linklaters; Visiting Professor, Catholic University and New University School of Law, Lisbon

Luke Haasbeek, Member of the Legal Service, European Commission, Brussels

Jakub Kodym, Head of Procurement Service Logistics, European Parliament, Luxembourg

Pieter Kuypers, Partner, AKD, Brussels/Breda; Professor of European and National Procurement Law, Radboud University,
Nijmegen

Bob Martens, Partner, DLA Piper, Brussels

Nicolas Pourbaix, Senior Counsel, Legal Director, International Legal Group, AMGEN, Brussels

Pedro Telles, Senior Lecturer in Law at Swansea University

Language: English

Organiser: Academy of European Law (ERA), Avgustina Lazarova

Event number: 218B08

Upcoming events

Competition Workshop: 
Dawn Raids: Practical Issues and Latest Developments
Brussels, 25 October 2018

Annual Conference on European State Aid Law 2018
Trier, 8-9 November 2018