Exclusion of cartel member from Latvian public tender prompts EU Court query
By Jean Comte ( September 11, 2026, 14:08 GMT | Insight) -- The EU's highest court has been asked to judge whether a company can be prevented from taking part in a public tender if it is in the process of appealing against a previous charge of participating in a cartel. The request for a preliminary ruling was sent by Latvia's Supreme Court after bus operator Latvijas Sabiedriskais Autobuss disputed being banned from taking part in a public tender in 2023 by the municipality of Adazi.The EU's highest court has been asked to judge whether a company can be prevented from taking part in a public tender if it is in the process of appealing against a previous charge of participating in a cartel. ...
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