The paper discusses a new tool to be used in public procurement by contracting authorities, namely Life Cycle Costing, in light of the efforts made at the EU level to promote green and sustainable public procurement. The authors analyse the provisions concerning Life Cycle Costing comprised in...

The paper sketches the institutional and legal framework for public procurements in Romania and its influence on how environmental and social considerations may be taken into account. This situation is discussed in light of the Commission’s initiatives that foster sustainable public...

This paper focuses on the promotion of R&D&I through state intervention in the economy, specifically by using public procurement and State aid. Innovation is widely recognised as being the key driver of economic growth alongside research and development. As the largest EU Research and Innovation...