Concrete steps are now being taken to realise the European Union's (EU) long-awaited joint gas purchasing ambitions. Will some form of a European gas buyer's consortium become a reality by the spring of 2023?

A Belgian court has suspended a €750 million casino concession after the contracting authority failed to include mandatory Foreign Subsidies Regulation notification requirements in its tender procedures. The ruling demonstrates that national courts are prepared to directly enforce FSR compliance obligations in public procurement, potentially creating new enforcement dynamics similar to those seen in State aid cases.

On 30 June 2017, the new Belgian regulatory framework on public procurement entered into force.

Le 9 décembre 2022, l'arrêté royal du 29 novembre 2022 relatif à l'octroi d'une avance dans le cadre des marchés publics en raison de la crise économique suite à la guerre en Ukraine a été publié au Moniteur Belge.

On September 17, 2024, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled her new proposed College of Commissioners and announced key European Union ("EU") policy priorities for the next five years.

The Remedies Directive (Directive 89/665) sets minimum national review standards to address weaknesses in the legal remedies available to participants in tender procedures in all Member States.

Addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the key objectives of the EU’s legislative reform. However, the development pipeline for new effective antimicrobials is obstructed, primarily due to a profound market failure: the low commercial value of the antimicrobial medicinal product market (costly development versus naturally limited market). In short, the market alone cannot deliver the solutions urgently needed to address AMR.

The European Union has launched AGILE, a €115 million fast-track funding programme designed to accelerate defence innovation by SMEs in emerging technologies like AI, quantum computing...

The European Union is reshaping its defense procurement landscape through new "Buy EU" policies that prioritize regional suppliers and tie funding to compliance requirements. These initiatives mark a significant departure from decades of neo-liberal procurement practices, creating both opportunities and challenges for member states and private capital firms navigating this evolving regulatory environment.

Most of the provisions of the Law concerning Public Procurement will enter into force only on a date determined by a Royal Decree yet to be adopted.

In its preliminary ruling of 14 January 2021, the Court of Justice of the EU clarified the duration of an infringement in the event of collusion in a public tender.

The European Commission adopted a new temporary framework relaxing the conditions under which EU Member States can grant State aid to companies in sectors hit hardest by the ongoing crisis...

On 28 March 2014, three new EU public procurement Directives were published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Crises provoke government action and governments often react to crises with subsidies.

On 21 September 2024, the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Belgian Competition authority ("BCA") publicly announced that in the BCA's investigations into agreements concerning subsidies granted for the delivery...

On 18 April 2018, the Belgian Official Journal (Belgisch Staatsblad/Moniteur belge) published an amending Royal Decree amending public procurement laws ...

On 30 June 2022, the European Parliament and the Council reached political agreement on a draft EU regulation aimed at preventing foreign subsidies from distorting competition in the EU single market (Foreign Subsidies Regulation, FSR)...

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Today 9 September 2026, the European Commission has published its long-awaited proposal for a Regulation on public contracts and concessions. The proposal repeals the three 2014 Directives...

The Belgian authorities have made further steps towards the implementation of a new legislation regarding public procurement.