Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée has awarded the contract for its €80m marina regeneration PPP.

DIF Capital Partners has signed an agreement to acquire a majority share of Novar, the Dutch energy developer.

North American heavyweight Stantec has acquired a German engineering firm, as it looks to grow its footprint in the largest construction market in Europe.

The Veneto Region local government has awarded the Via del Mare highway PPP.

The District of Rhein-Erft, North Rhine-Westphalia, has released a contract notice on the second phase of its schools PPP project.

Law firm Dentons has hired a team of lawyers into its public law & regulatory practice in Italy, which will boost its public contracts and PPP offering.

Ratings agency Fitch has warned that there could be a series of legal disputes if the French government goes ahead with its planned Infrastructure Tax.

Law firm Pinsent Masons has hired three partners from rival Dentons, including experts in PPP and joint ventures.

Italy’s Council of State has confirmed the winner of the Turin highway network PPP.

The Belgian Ministry of Defence has released a call for expressions of interest (EOI) on a PPP to deliver facilities to support maritime helicopter operations.

The Government of Ukraine is eyeing PPPs to help bolster its damaged healthcare system.

The Czech government has published a roadmap for the deployment of small and medium-sized reactors (SMRs), with models that make use of PPPs in the mix.

The Czech Ministry of Transport has restarted its search for advisors on the D35 highway PPP.

The Greek Ministry of Rural Development and Food has appointed technical advisors to help prepare its major irrigation PPP bundle.

The University of Thessaly, Greece, has selected a preferred bidder for its multi-site campus PPP project.

The Government of Ukraine is eyeing potential toll road PPPs, having enlisted multilateral assistance.

he Czech Ministry of Transport has stalled its D35 highway PPP, after the consultancy tender closed without a result.

Bulgaria’s transport minister has unveiled two grant schemes that are designed to spur the use of PPPs in the delivery of transport projects.

Attiko Metro has signed a deal for the Thessaloniki Metro network concession.

The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) has received bids from international and domestic firms for the Attica highway PPP project.

The City of Luleå has released a request for qualifications (RFQ) on a major port expansion PPP project.

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) has awarded the Skanska-led team the E10 highway PPP.

A region of Norway has issued a tender for design services to deliver a school, which could be procured as a PPP.

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) has announced a winner for its E10 highway PPP.

John Laing is acquiring a majority interest in Norway’s largest PPP project, Rv. 555 Sotrasambandet.

The Danish Defence Intelligence Service (DDIS) has signed a PPP deal for its new home in Copenhagen.

Vinci Energies has acquired a major player in energy and transportation infrastructure services in Norway.

The City of Helsingborg in Sweden has published a request for information (RFI) to consider how a permanent link can be established between the city and Helsingør in Denmark, through private sector investment.

The partners behind Denmark’s North Sea Energy Island have brought on another firm to help make the site a “backbone in the future digitisation of Northern Europe”.

Iceland’s highway agency Vegagerðin has released a prior information notice (PIN) for the Hringvegur um Ölfusá project.

There have been some eye-catching tenders in Nordics PPPs in the last few months that suggest a strong and growing market for a collaborative model, particularly in Denmark. But it seems there are some flies in the ointment

In February last year, Russian tanks rolled over the border, resulting in the destruction of swathes of Ukraine. One day, it will be the world’s diggers and cranes rolling over the border to rebuild it.

This month the Government of Greece is holding a roadshow event as it looks to kickstart a 50-project PPP pipeline. But how will it attract investors that have so far kept their distance?

With leadership changes inbound, can Greece’s recent momentum attract an international audience, asks senior reporter Jonathan Davies

Poland’s PPP market is ripe for investment. It has been said before, but Marina Formoso explores why this time could be the right time

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Peter Swiecicki and Igor Hanas, Squire Patton Boggs

After almost 30 years of underinvestment, the European Union has sanctioned Spain for its lack of water sanitation.

Some in the private sector often talk about Benelux as a single, homogenous region. But Belgium and the Netherlands are now at quite different points in their PPP evolution. Marina Formoso and Paul Jarvis investigate