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In the light of the provisions of the set of new directives of 2014 that regulate public procurement issues, public procurement is bound to boost the innovativeness of the Union’s economy. Among the legal instruments set forth in directive No 2014/24, there is innovative partnership, which is a special procedure that allows contracting parties to establish a long term cooperation with contractors, based on partnership, and aimed at developing and purchasing a new innovative product, service or construction work. In his article, the author analyses legal solutions provided for innovative partnership, comprised in the said directive. Simultaneously, he discusses potential dangers and interpretation doubts that may influence the understanding of this solution. And – which is clear – national legislation in this area is defined by the European regulations that, when changed, make it necessary to transpose new legal solutions to the national law, and therefore can affect the proper implementation of innovative partnership to the national law.