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Concession contracts from a European perspective

Spain once again lags behind in Europe on public-private partnership

Evaluation of the Public Procurement Directives

Proposal for the public consultation on the evaluation of the Public Procurement Directives

The TSJC partially annuls the regulation of Barcelona City Council's public consultations for breaching the principle of legal certainty

Public service and infrastructure concessionaires offer the Government a €300 billion investment plan to relaunch the economy

CCIES_NOTE on Article 34.4 of Royal Decree-Law 8/2020

The Chamber of Concessionaires warns about the deterioration of the AP-7

The end of tolls has caused an exponential rise in traffic on the AP-7, especially freight traffic.

Justice also strikes down the Via Laietana reform

Justice also strikes down the ongoing reform of Via Laietana.

Spain, an exception in public-private partnership — Expansión

Stock markets are increasingly failing to fulfill their role of financing successful medium-sized companies.

Colau's public consultations falter due to appeals from the Government and businesses

The City Council maintains that citizens will be able to take part in May in a multi-referendum on the remunicipalization of water

Two appeals threaten Colau's first 'multi-referendum'

The remunicipalization of basic services has been one of the major promises of the "councils of change"

The employers' association of concessionaires warns about remunicipalizations

The organization argues that direct management makes the service more expensive

The "populist" use of public water management reduces quality and increases costs

Ada Colau. Carlos García-Ovies — November 4, 2016. The so-called "councils of change" have launched an offensive against the private management of various public services...

The Chamber views a national office to evaluate concession projects positively

CCIES considers it positive to create a national office to evaluate concession projects and advocates involving all stakeholders

ESADE Conference: "Public-private partnership is a tool for generating value"

"There is a significant information asymmetry between the Public Administration and the private sector," noted Mezquita

The need to properly regulate the mobility sector

It seems logical that the Government wants to reduce fares on certain Renfe services to encourage the use of a rail network, in the hope that the expected increase in passengers will translate into higher revenue.

Catalonia extends interurban bus concessions by six years in exchange for accelerating decarbonization

The Government launches a decree-law requiring companies to decarbonize 75% of their fleet

The Chamber of Concessionaires warns about the deterioration of the AP-7

The end of tolls has caused an exponential rise in traffic on the AP-7, especially freight traffic

CCIES calls for reactivating concessions in Spain

The sector sees the model as an opportunity to boost conservation

The need for a European Regulation as a pillar of the fifth legislative package

European geostrategy through public procurement. The need for a European Regulation as a pillar of the fifth legislative package

The REMC in tenders for regular road passenger transport concessions: an unacceptable situation of legal uncertainty

Evaluation of the EU Public Procurement Directives

The European Commission today published an evaluation of the EU Public Procurement Directives

European Parliament Resolution of 9 September 2025 on public procurement

Alberto Dorrego: "The execution of the Next Generation Funds is a missed opportunity for the country's economic transformation"

Chair of the Administrative Law Section of the Madrid Bar Association (ICAM)

The Government will impose 'green' clauses to access public contracts and concessions worth €36 billion a year

The Treasury is finalizing a catalogue to guide ministries toward "green public procurement"

The CNMC publishes a guide to improve the preparation and design of public tenders

Third installment of the project updating the 2011 Guide on public procurement and competition

Spain needs to activate private financing for new public infrastructure

It would be a mistake to think new infrastructure investment isn't vital in Spain

CCIES launches its proposal within the framework of the evaluation of the European Public Procurement Directives

CCIES has submitted its proposal to the European Commission on the evaluation of the Directives

The Administration pushes "no-bid" contracts to a record €3.079 billion, led by Tragsa and Ineco

In-house awards rise 16.9%; OIReScon warns of a lack of transparency

Paying to use expressways? The Government reopens the endless debate with the Sustainable Mobility Law

Congress debates one of the key commitments for receiving European funds; road pricing fades but doesn't disappear

Recent exceptions to the legal regime of the concession contract

As every year-end, significant regulatory developments are approved

The Commission decides to bring Spain before the Court of Justice of the EU for failing to properly transpose the Public Procurement Directives

Brussels issues Spain an ultimatum for breaching the directive on road tolls and vignettes

The European Commission sent a reasoned opinion to Spain and seven other EU countries

The Labour Minister seeks support in Congress to change the de-indexation law

Díaz pledges to compensate companies with public contracts for minimum wage increases

Competition watchdog reveals that 44% of public contracts have only one bidder

A study points to a 42% rise in Terrassa's water rate this year

The Urban Services Observatory reports the service lost quality after its 2018 remunicipalization

The TSJC once again strikes down Colau's public participation regulation

The Court upholds the appeal filed by the Chamber of Infrastructure Concessionaires

The contract oversight office presents its latest report to Congress

The Government dodges the European directive that promotes toll collection on motorways and expressways

The Government leaves expressways out of pay-per-use

Justice also strikes down the Via Laietana reform

The agreement approving the redevelopment of the central Barcelona avenue has been revoked

The Government has gone 35 months without meeting with the Autonomous Communities to unblock European funds

Despite the slow pace of execution, Madrid was first to sound the alarm

The CES warns the housing problem could "strangle" the economy

Antón Costas: social housing reaches only 2.5% in Spain vs. 15% in some European countries

Economists believe it would be "advisable" to charge for motorway use

"Our infrastructure policy is frankly improvable," they conclude

Brussels opens proceedings against Spain for breaching EU directives on public procurement and motorway concessions

Óscar Puente and "pay-per-use" on roads

"We must decide whether to pay for roads only through taxes, or have users pay too," he stated

The Government will change toll rates on radial motorways

Opens a public consultation to align the calculation method with the EU

The Government resumes the Sustainable Mobility Law bill, sending it to Parliament before year-end

A reform under the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan

The European Data Act enters into force, establishing new rules for a fair and innovative data economy

It will ensure fairness in the digital environment by clarifying who can create value from data and under what conditions