In January 2018, the European Parliament contracted Blomeyer & Sanz to conduct a study on the procurement of large-scale infrastructure supported by European Union funding. The study will involve several case studies looking at procurement practices in relation to specific large-scale infrastructure interventions in different Member States. The results are expected to be published in […]

On 31 January the European Commission adopted a new code of conduct for members of the European Commission. This introduces important improvements, addressing our recommendations voiced in two studies for the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control in 2009 and 2014 (published here: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2014/490697/IPOL_STU(2014)490697_EN.pdf and http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/etudes/join/2009/411268/IPOL-JOIN_ET(2009)411268_EN.pdf). Whilst the revised code of conduct can be considered […]

Blomeyer & sanz evaluated the Congress of the Council of Europe project ‘Promoting local democracy in Ukraine’. The project aimed to promote the application of the principles of the European Charter of Local Self-Government (Charter). More specifically, it aimed to develop new understandings, capacities, and approaches at personal level amongst local and regional leaders. It […]

Blomeyer & Sanz reviewed the Council of Europe programme ‘Decentralisation and territorial consolidation in Ukraine’. The programme was launched in July 2015 and will ended December 2017 and has supported the decentralisation and amalgamation process by providing legislative and policy support to a wide range of partners at central level, including the Cabinet of Ministers, […]