This paper looks at possible problems concerning the economic effects of the introduction of an compulsory competitive tendering for general economic interest services at the local level. It examines the framework in Austria and some fundamental problems of competitive tendering. An obligation...

Viele grundsätzliche Fragen, die die öffentlich-rechtlichen Entsorgungsträger betreffen, sind weiterhin ungelöst: Offen ist nämlich nach wie vor, ob die Abfallwirtschaft eine kommunale Aufgabe im Rahmen der Daseinsvorsorge bleibt oder ob nicht der Markt die "Karten ganz neu mischt". Kann es...

The ruling of the European Commission is that the award of contracts by regional or local authorities for the provision of services of general economic interest must be done by way of competitive tendering. Such contracts must not be awarded to the authority's own public enterprises or to any...

The ruling of the European Commission is that the award of contracts by regional or local authorities for the provision of services of general economic interest must be done by way of competitive tendering. Such contracts must not be awarded to the authority's own public enterprises or to any...

This study addresses the implications of several scenarios of the UK withdrawing from the EU in relation to the EU Customs Union, the Internal Market law for Goods and Services, and on Consumer Protection law, identifying the main cross-cutting challenges that have to be addressed irrespective...