Fighting Bid Rigging in Public Procurement in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece and Romania
Annex A. Overview of project activities
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Location and date |
Target audience |
Number of participants |
Specific topic(s) |
International speakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Vienna, 21-22 October 2024 |
Procurement officials |
43 |
Damages claims and criminal enforcement |
Lucia Slovak and Martin Amegah (DG COMP) |
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Sofia, 21-22 November 2024 |
Procurement officials |
56 in person 91 online |
Bidder exclusion and co‑operation with contracting authorities |
Martin Amegah (DG COMP) and Santiago Gabaldón (Spanish Competition Authority, CNMC) |
|
Athens, 23-24 January 2025 |
Procurement officials |
35 |
Bidder exclusion and reporting of red flags |
Martin Amegah (DG COMP) and Alexis Brunelle (French Competition Authority, AdC) |
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Nicosia, 17-18 February 2025 |
Procurement officials |
48 |
Bidder exclusion, reporting of red flags and whistleblowing |
Lucia Slovak (DG COMP) and Miguel Moura e Silva (Portuguese Competition Authority, AdC) |
|
Bucharest, 19-20 March 2025 |
Procurement officials |
48 |
Bidder exclusion and self-cleaning options for companies |
Martin Amegah (DG COMP) and Alberto Martín (Spanish Competition Authority, CNMC) |
|
Zagreb, 7-8 April 2025 |
Procurement officials |
41 |
Damages claims |
Lucia Slovak, Johannes Persch (DG COMP) and Petra Košťálová (Czech Competition Authority, UOHS) |
|
Zagreb, 9 April 2025 |
Judges and state attorneys |
22 |
Damages claims |
Judge Vesna Tomljenović (General Court of the EU) |
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Zagreb, 10 April 2025 |
Private sector |
21 |
Compliance programmes |
Petra Košťálová (Czech Competition Authority, UOHS) |
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Vienna, 11 September 2025 |
Private sector |
47 |
Compliance programmes |
Dr. Christian Vorster (German Competition Authority) |
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Vienna, 12 September 2025 |
Judges |
27 |
Damages claims |
Judge Andreas Kumin (Court of Justice of the EU) |
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Athens, 24 September 2025 |
Private sector |
35 |
Compliance programmes |
Giuseppe Stuppia (Italian Competition Authority, AGCM) |
|
Athens, 26 September 2025 |
Judges |
69 |
Damages claims |
Judge Dimitrakopoulos (General Court of the EU) and Référandaire Theodorakopoulos (Court of Justice) |
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Nicosia, 15 October 2025 |
Private sector |
23 |
Compliance programmes and reporting mechanisms |
Hara Nikolopoulou (Hellenic Competition Commission, HCC) |
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Nicosia, 16 October 2025 |
Non-competition enforcers |
25 |
Co‑operation and reporting mechanisms |
Anne Marie Mares (DG COMP) |
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Nicosia, 17 October 2025 |
Judges |
26 |
Damages claims |
Judge Anna Markoulli (General Court of the EU) and Dr. Andriani Kalintiri (King’s College London) |
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Sofia, 18 November 2025 |
Judges |
22 |
Damages claims |
Référandaire Hristo Kirilov (Court of Justice of the EU) and Pau Miralpeix (Catalan Competition Agency, ACCO) |
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Sofia, 19 November 2025 |
Private sector |
22 |
Compliance programmes and reporting mechanisms |
Pau Miralpeix (Catalan Competition Agency, ACCO) |
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Sofia, 20 November 2025 |
Non-competition enforcers |
77 |
Co‑operation and reporting mechanisms |
Anne-Marie Mares (DG COMP) |
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Bucharest, 25 February 2026 |
Private sector |
43 |
Bidding consortia |
Nanna Ali (Danish Competition and Consumer Authority) |
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Bucharest, 26 February 2026 |
Non-competition enforcers |
17 |
Co‑operation and reporting mechanisms |
Anne-Marie Mares (DG COMP) |
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Bucharest, 27 February 2026 |
Judges |
18 |
Standard of proof in cartel cases and by-object restrictions |
Judge Octavia Spineanu-Matei (Court of Justice) and Professor Matthieu Le Bescond de Coatpont (Lille University) |
Table A A.2. Fact-finding interviews
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Country |
Institution |
Date |
|---|---|---|
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Austria |
Federal Procurement Agency (Bundesbeschaffung GmbH, BBG) |
16 December 2024 |
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Federal Public Prosecutor's Office for Economic Affairs and Corruption (Wirtschafts- und Korruptionsstaatsanwaltschaft, WKStA) |
15 November 2024 |
|
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Bulgaria |
Public Financial Inspection Agency, PFIA |
20 November 2024 |
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Public Procurement Agency, PPA |
20 November 2024 |
|
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National Audit Office, NAO |
20 November 2024 |
|
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Croatia |
State Commission for the Control of Public Procurement (DKOM) |
11 April 2025 |
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Ministry of Economy, Directorate for the Public Procurement System (DPPS) |
30 April 2025 |
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Cyprus |
Public Procurement Directorate of the Treasury of the Republic |
19 February 2025 |
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Audit Office of the Republic |
19 February 2025 |
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Tenders Review Authority |
19 February 2025 |
|
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Greece |
Hellenic Court of Audit, HCA |
22 January 2025 |
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Hellenic Single Public Procurement Authority (HSPPA) |
22 January 2025 |
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Romania |
National Court of Accounts, Directorate for Public Procurement Control |
18 March 2025 |
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National Agency for Public Procurement (ANAP) |
11 June 2025 |