04/06/2012 (Agence Europe) - Austria and Poland in the spotlight. On 31 May, the European Commission decided to send a reasoned opinion warning letter to Austria and Poland for failing to properly transpose Directive 2009/81/EC on public procurement in the field of defence (arms and ammunition purchasing) and security, thus breaking the August 2011 deadline. Austria has not yet transposed the directive in the region of Carinthia. Poland has not yet provided the Commission with any details of...