The European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA) adopted, on Monday 29 November, by a large majority (36 votes in favour, 0 against and 6 abstentions), the report by Daniel Caspary (EPP, Germany) on the International Procurement Instrument (IPI).
After almost ten years of discussions, the Council of the European Union adopted its position on this regulation last June(see EUROPE B12732A22). The instrument is expected to penalise bidders from third countries where public...