On Monday 2 February, the association of European chambers of commerce and industry (Eurochambres), in a position paper on the forthcoming reform of the Public Procurement Directives, warned against the introduction of European preference in the European rules governing public procurement.
“Giving preferential treatment to EU companies in public tenders should only be a last resort for very narrowly defined sectors” such as “security”, says Eurochambres.
Fearing retaliatory...