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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10755
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) public procurement

Parliament wants more responsible public contracts

Brussels, 19/12/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 18 December, the European Parliament's internal market committee adopted the draft report of Marc Tarabella (S&D, Belgium) on the revision of the traditional public markets directive (2004/18/EC), which advocates awarding contracts focusing on quality and not on prices, which are more respectful of social and environmental considerations. Shortly after the vote the rapporteur was pleased to announce that “we have been able to send out a...

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