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New procurement laws on the distant horizon?
By Daradjeet Jagpal, Solicitor, Harper Macleod LLP The European Commission is considering undertaking a fundamental re-working of public procurement law in the EU with the aim of making processes...
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CBI welcomes green paper on single state pension
The CBI has welcomed the latest Government’s Green Paper, which sets out proposals for reforming the state pension. CBI Chief Policy Director, Katja Hall, called the Green Paper ‘good news’ and that...
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Modernising procurement – will the Commission deliver?
By Nick Maltby, Senior Commercial Lawyer at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP Public sector cuts and the Government’s spending review has put procurement process and efficiency under the spotlight as the...
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Broad support for Common Strategic Framework
Researchers and entrepreneurs across the EU have welcomed the European Commission’s concept of a Common Strategic Framework for future EU research and innovation funding. This is the interim conclusion...
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Review of EU procurement directives
By Daradjeet Jagpal, Solicitor, Harper Macleod LLP Earlier this year, the European Commission issued a Green Paper containing a number of questions relating to the modernisation of EU public...
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Newcastle City Council’s growth plans
Newcastle City Council has affirmed its commitment to position Newcastle at the heart of economic renewal in the UK with the launch of an ambitious new green paper on growth. The paper, called –...
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Minister sets out public service workforce Green Paper
A Welsh Government Green Paper seeking views on proposals to legislate in relation to issues affecting the public service workforce in Wales has gone out to consultation. Local Government and...
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Welsh Government may introduce Bill to improve public health
New duties requiring the Welsh Government and bodies like local authorities and the NHS to do more to improve public health could be introduced under new legislation to create a healthier population...
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European Commission Green Paper on long-term financing of the European economy
The European Commission has adopted a Green Paper to launch a three-month public consultation on how to foster the supply of long-term financing and how to improve and diversify the system of financial...
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IoD welcomes ‘pragmatic’ proposals for corporate governance reform
In response to the publication of the Government’s green paper on corporate governance, Simon Walker, Director General at the Institute of Directors, said: “We are very pleased the Government is...
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