ANAC's double mission in Portugal from 17 to 19 September

ANAC's double mission in Portugal from 17 to 19 September

The third meeting of the PPN (Public Procurement Network) and the sixth Interdisciplinary Symposium on Public Procurement will take place

Double mission in Portugal for ANAC. On 17 September 2025, the third meeting of the PPN (Public Procurement Network), an informal network of institutions from European Union countries launched in Brussels last January, will take place in Lisbon. ANAC President Giuseppe Busìa will attend, along with Lorenza Ponzone, Head of International Relations at ANAC, and Silvia Pomes, an official from the international relations office.

On 18 and 19 September, also in Lisbon, the 6th Interdisciplinary Symposium on Public Procurement will be held. President Busìa will speak on the morning of 18 September.

ANAC is coordinating the network of European public procurement institutions (PPN) for 2025, together with the Portuguese authority IMPIC. The network aims to promote collaboration and the sharing of knowledge and best practices in the field of public procurement. Fifteen countries have joined the network: Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Sweden and Hungary. 

The project involves using the European Commission’s 'Big Buyers Platform' IT system to collect information and documents from PPN member countries. 

A key topic at the sixth Interdisciplinary Symposium on 18 and 19 September will be the digital revolution in procurement and the professionalisation of contracting authorities.