While competitiveness is the red thread running through the current political term, the dimension of ownership retention remains largely absent from the discourse, despite its structural relevance for the EUs economic and social fabric.
Utrecht University
Academic / research · Netherlands
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Their record over time
Utrecht University filed 3 positions between 25 Sept 2025 and 31 Jul 2026, across 3 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 3 times.
What they argued
Creating more space for good public procurement 1. Public value as core objective Public procurement (PP) has increasingly become a compliance-driven, risk-averse, paper-based profession, with legal-dominated processes15. Research also suggests that procurement officers with a legal education background and those who report closely monitoring legal developments tend to underperform7.
Utrecht University (UU) welcomes the ORIS and we offer our expertise in the following main themes: Ocean change: The impact of climate change on the ocean and resulting risks for humanity, investigate ocean-based solutions to climate change Ocean health: Marine anthropogenic impacts; protect and restore ecosystems and biodiversity; Ocean law & governance: (inter-)national legal frameworks to contribute to the…
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- GÉANT · 3 files in common
- IDEE ECONOMICHE www.idee-economiche.it · 2 files in common
- DIGITALEUROPE · 2 files in common
- Danish Chamber of Commerce · 2 files in common
- SMEunited · 2 files in common
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