Public procurement represents one of the most significant state financial flows – in 2025, more than 12 thousand procurements were announced and over 25 thousand contracts were concluded in Latvia, with a total value reaching nearly 8 billion euros. Given such volume, corruption risks are assessed as constant and cannot be fully excluded, yet they are manageable. Accordingly, the primary goal of the structural reform of the public procurement system is to strengthen risk management by…
Public procurement represents one of the most significant state financial flows – in 2025, more than 12 thousand procurements were announced and over 25 thousand contracts were concluded in Latvia, with a total value reaching nearly 8 billion euros. Given such volume, corruption risks are assessed as constant and cannot be fully excluded, yet they are manageable. Accordingly, the primary goal of the structural reform of the public procurement system is to strengthen risk management by introducing effective, data-driven control instruments and ensuring broad availability of information across all stages of procurement, including below-threshold procurements. This will strengthen state control mechanisms and the public's ability to track the…
