the vast majority of contracts awarded by contracting authorities and are therefore of great importance in all EU member …

The public procurement Directives only apply if a body is a contracting authority (contracting entity in the Utilities … sector) within the definition of the Directives. SIGMA Brief 3 gives guidance on the notion of a contracting authority …/entity under the directives (especially the concept of “a body governed by public law”). It also analyses whether a contracting …

When a contracting authority enters into a contract with an economic operator, the arrangement cannot just be left to … run. It must be managed to enable both the contracting authority and the economic operator to meet their contractual …. It is therefore vital that they are properly managed. SIGMA Brief 22 first describes the process of contract management …

and Libya), this report maps conflict networks and the evolution of rivalries and alliances in 21 North and West African … relationships across actors in conflict. Finally, the report analyses the impact of military interventions on the re‑composition of …