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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7781

19 August 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 14
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/public procurement
European Commission acts against awarding of public procurement contracts in Belgium, the United Kingdom and Germany

Brussels, 18/08/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has decided to refer Belgium to the European Court of Justice and send reasoned opinions to Germany and the United Kingdom for the incorrect application of European public procurement legislation. In each of these cases, the public authorities have not respected the obligation to conduct open and competitive tendering procedures.

In Belgium, the Flemish Regional Executive failed to publish a tender for a contract to conduct...