The conference is accredited as an official event of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
The opening speech will be presented by Mr. János Bóka, Minister of EU Affairs
The topics of the event:
- issues of increasing public procurement competition
- evaluation of European Union public procurement, the future of public procurement
- green public procurement: current sectoral EU legislation
- introduction of the public procurement authorities of the EU candidate states in the Western Balkans
- current decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union and their impact on domestic legal practice
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- Budapest, Hungary
Practical information
- Where
- Castle Garden BazaarBudapest, Ybl Miklós square 2-6., 1013, Hungary
- When
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- Who should attend
- public procurement experts and practitioners
- Website
- https://konferencia.kozbeszerzes.hu/
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- EC content
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Description
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
21 OCTOBER 2024 - BUDAPEST, CASTLE GARDEN BAZAAR
8.00-9.00Registration, welcome coffee
9.00-9.10Opening speech
Mr László Kovács, PhD – Public Procurement Authority, President
9.10-9.20Opening speech
Mr János Bóka – Ministry of EU Affairs, Minister
9.20-9.30Opening speech
TBC
9.30-10.00Coffee break
I. COMPETITION IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
10.00-10.30 Measures aimed at stimulating the level of public procurement competition (“past, present, future”)
Ms Diána Kretter – National Development Centre, Deputy State Secretary
10.30-11.00 Role of the Public Procurement Authority in enhancing the integrity of public procurement and stimulating competition
Mr Tibor Kugler – Public Procurement Authority, Secretary-General
11.00-11.30Coffee break
II. EVALUATION OF THE EU PUBLIC PROCUREMENT, THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
11.30-12.00 Special Report of the European Court of Auditors on Public Procurement in the EU
Ms Helga Berger – European Court of Auditors, member of the ECA
12.00-12.30 Supporting strategic objectives and boosting competition: the EU vision for public procurement
Ms Merete Clausen – European Commission, DG Grow, Director for Investment
12.30-13.00 Public procurement data, data quality, PPDS
Mr Marc Christopher Schmidt – European Commission, DG Grow, Policy Officer
13.00-13.30 Evaluation of the EU public procurement directives, the future of public procurement
Prof. Christopher H. Bovis – University of Hull
13.30-14.30 Lunch break
III. UPDATES ON EU SECTORAL LEGISLATION AND PRESENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN CANDIDATE COUNTRIES
14.30-15.00 Changes of the public procurement law in terms of the European Green Deal, new and revised sectoral legislation
Ms Gabriella Havas-Kovács – Public Procurement Authority, Head of Department
15.00-15.30 The public procurement aspects of the Energy Efficiency Directive - online presentation
Ms Heidelinde Adensam – European Commission, DG Ener, Policy Officer
15:30-16:30 Presentation of the public procurement entities of the EU candidate countries (Albania, Montenegro and Serbia) – roundtable discussion
– Serbia, Public Procurement Office
– Ms Reida Kashta – Public Procurement Agency, Albania, General Director
– Ms Jelena Jovetic – Ministry of Finance, Directorate for Public Investments and Public Procurement Policy, Montenegro, General Director
Moderator: Prof Tünde Tátrai – Member of the Council operating within the framework of the Public Procurement Authority
16.30-17.00 Coffee break
IV. CURRENT DECISIONS OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THEIR EFFECT ON HUNGARIAN LEGAL PRACTICE
17.00-17.30 Current public procurement related decisions of the CJEU
Ms Maja Kuhar – Croatian State Commission for Supervision of Public Procurement Procedures, President
17.30-18.00 Effect of the current court decisions on Hungarian legal practice and on the decisions of the Public Procurement Arbitration Board
Mr Sándor Puskás – Public Procurement Arbitration Board, President
18.00-18.15 Questions and answers
Moderator: Ms Ágnes Demendi – Public Procurement Authority, Head of Department
18.15-Closing of the event