14/12/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday, 14 December, MEPs adopted the report by Daniel Caspary (EPP, Germany) on the international public procurement instrument (IPI) by 590 votes to 8 with 99 abstentions. In the Committee on International Trade on 1 December, MEPs had voted in favour of a strict instrument (see EUROPE B12843A7). This plenary vote paves the way for interinstitutional negotiations, which could start as early as this week, according to the rapporteur. He added that...