Pomoc publiczna w projektach realizowanych w ramach partnerstwa publicznoprywatnego – część 1.

Public-private partnership (PPP) is a mutually beneficial form of cooperation between the public and private sectors in the implementation of public tasks. However, within PPP projects, state aid may be granted both to each of the partners involved in the project and to the recipients of services provided using the subject of the public-private partnership. Depending on the PPP model used, the identification of state aid within it requires the application of state aid rules relating to services of general economic interest or the market criterion of the operator. Amendments to the public procurement regulations, as well as changes in the method of their application, are gradually leading to the undermining of the previous dogma, according to which the selection of a private partner in an open, competitive and non-discriminatory procedure ensures the compliance of the project with state aid rules.