{"id":3027,"date":"2025-01-30T16:58:25","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T13:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roikos.gr\/en\/?p=3027"},"modified":"2025-01-30T16:58:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T13:58:25","slug":"new-version-of-the-practical-guide-for-contracting-procedures-applying-to-all-eu-external-aid-contracts-prag-has-been-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roikos.gr\/en\/new-version-of-the-practical-guide-for-contracting-procedures-applying-to-all-eu-external-aid-contracts-prag-has-been-released\/","title":{"rendered":"New Version of the Practical Guide for contracting procedures applying to all EU external aid contracts (PRAG) has been released"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>European Commission has released a new version of the Practical Guide for contracting procedures applying to all EU external aid contracts (PRAG) as of 20 January 2025. 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