Marek Sadowski

Marek Sadowski

Reports on procurement law, review decisions and how the rules change. Based in Warsaw.
233 Articles

Lithuania proposes platform-work test based on control, not labels

Lithuania’s parliament is considering labour-code changes for platform couriers and…

Irish Rail seeks damages after terminating Indra train-control contract

Irish Rail says Indra failed to deliver fit-for-purpose software and…

Bucharest court reopens Romania’s €1bn-plus railway tender

A definitive Bucharest Court of Appeal ruling cancelled CFR SA’s…

China extends tax reach to offshore wealth as fiscal pressure grows

China is imposing a 20% tax on dividends and interest…

Mexico’s digital-payments law leaves procurement transition to regulation

Mexico’s proposed law would require federal, state and municipal authorities…

Papua New Guinea Cabinet curbs non-essential government spending

Prime Minister James Marape says Cabinet has approved cuts to…

Valladolid court confirms unlawful overcharging in protected homes

A Valladolid court has confirmed overpricing in 351 protected homes,…

Poland’s procurement appeals body loses capacity as case volumes rise

Poland’s KIO expects 6.5 thousand procurement appeals this year, but…

Costa Rica adopts phased, voluntary health-data interoperability model

Costa Rica’s decree creates a voluntary, federated health-data model without…

Costa Rica tightens ownership and fitness checks in securities market

Costa Rica’s Conassif approved new securities-market controls on 5 October…

Dutch government builds open-source desktop to strengthen digital autonomy

The Netherlands is developing DAWO, an open-source government desktop based…

Clean Air grant disputes put changing cost rules under scrutiny

At least 81 lawsuits have been filed against Poland’s regional…