Public-public cooperation - 14.12.2012
Public procurement: fears that positive EU Parliament vote would be missed opportunity to boost economy
European local and regional governments are seriously concerned that the European Parliament will head off in the wrong direction when voting on the proposal for a new public procurement directive in the internal market and consumer protection (IMCO) committee on 18 December 2012.
Public procurement, which corresponds to a staggering 18% of EU GDP, concerns the purchase of goods and services on the basis of ‘value for money’. However, value for money no longer appears to be at the heart of the directive, but rather replaced by the European Parliament’s wish to address other policy objectives via procurement. Local and regional authorities strongly object this approach, which ...
Public procurement, which corresponds to a staggering 18% of EU GDP, concerns the purchase of goods and services on the basis of ‘value for money’. However, value for money no longer appears to be at the heart of the directive, but rather replaced by the European Parliament’s wish to address other policy objectives via procurement. Local and regional authorities strongly object this approach, which ...
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