EU Institutions should make bidding for public contracts easier
The EU Institutions should do more to help businesses find contracts on offer and bid for them, according to a new report from the European Court of Auditors. The auditors call for a cut in the red tape involved in EU public procurement and a new online platform with contracts from all the Institutions. The […]
European Commission Takes Action to Open Up International Procurement Markets
New tool aims at discouraging discrimination of EU companies in procurement markets of third countries. The European Commission has today presented a revised proposal for an International Procurement Instrument - a tool to promote open access to public procurement markets around the world. While the EU is an open economy, many of the EU's major trading […]
The WTO Government Procurement Agreement : Assessing the scope for green procurement
What can be said about the revised GPA and the relevant work programme when it comes to green public procurement, from a European perspective? The WTO's revised General Procurement Agreement (GPA) covers government purchasing of goods, services, and construction work valued at US$1.7 trillion annually. The most serious threat to the aim and purpose […]
New guidelines for a better use of EU money
The Commission published guidelines to help public officials across the EU identify and avoid the most frequent errors in public procurement of projects co-financed by the European Structural and Investment Funds. In line with the initiative for an "EU budget focused on results", the Commission is acting to ensure that tax payers' money is spent […]
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