DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION’S EFFORT TO ENACT GOOD GOVERNANCE THROUGH PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION’S EFFORT TO ENACT GOOD GOVERNANCE THROUGH PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW

Summary/Abstract: In this study we aim to offer an overview of how public institutions in the European Union and its Member States manage their financial resources, more specific, through public procurement. We approach the evolution of law in the European Union on this topic and the manner it resembles any of the wellestablished integration theories. A relevant point is how the public procurement adapted through moments of crisis, including the Covid-19 spread. Addressing issues such as award procedures, qualification criteria, publicprivate partnerships, concessions and other contracts related to the contracts of public procurement, we set the fundamental points that define the last named. Making good use of doctrine, European Union Court of Justice case law and legislation, we establish the purpose of public procurement and its vital necessity for a single market. Moreover, we evaluate which of the EU’s institutions weigh more in shaping the image of public contracts, especially regarding the 2014 Directives on public procurement and concessions, and the impact national actors have on applying these rules. Through statistic databases (at international, European and national level) we spot the gaps between the spirit of public procurement law and its efficiency at national level. This way, we approach the problem of systemic corruption through illicit public contracts and its repercussions on public budgets.

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