Commission refers Greece to Court over award procedures for urban planning contracts
The European Commission has decided to refer Greece to the Court of Justice over the direct award of public service contracts for cadastral mapping and planning services by the municipalities of Vasilika, Kassandra, Egnatia and Arethousa. The Commission considers that Greece has failed to fulfil its obligations under EU public procurement rules. The aim of […]
Measurement of indicators for the economic impact of public procurement policy
The Commission and Member States need reliable figures for the measurement of the economic impact of public procurement policy if they are to monitor progress in the functioning of the internal market in public procurement. This paper presents the initial results of this work for the years 2004-2008. It should be emphasised that all figures […]
Commission calls on Czech Republic to respect public procurement rules for military aircraft
The European Commission has today acted to ensure fair access to public contracts by asking the Czech Republic to comply with its obligation to award public supply contracts on the basis of public tenders. The Commission is concerned that the Czech Republic has breached EU public procurement rules by not opening up to EU-wide competition […]
European Commission requests UK to review public contracts
The European Commission has decided to send a further request to the United Kingdom concerning the award of a number of services contracts by the Glasgow Housing Association relating to the management of its housing stock. In the Commission's view, these contracts were awarded without a competitive tendering process as required under EU public procurement […]