The public procurement market in the EU member states is particularly interesting for bidders from third countries in the area of critical infrastructure such as railroad networks and rolling stock. In its “Kolin” ruling of 22.10.2024, the ECJ clearly rejected any equation of third-country bidders with companies from the EU using the example of a bidder from Turkey. In the “CRRC Qingdao Sifang” ruling of 13.03.2025, the ECJ confirmed this protection of companies based in the EU. “The participation of companies from third countries in procurement procedures” is the subject of the current article by Dr. Alexander Hübner in issue 2 of the Zeitschrift für das gesamte Vergaberecht (VergabeR 2025, 113).

Contact: Dr. Alexander Hübner