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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9357
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/public procurement

Charlie McCreevy rejects protectionism through quotas as way to improve SME access to public contracts

Brussels, 01/02/2007 (Agence Europe) - “I consider that public contracts are about competition, that is, the best products at the lowest prices. I am happy to give SMEs their chance, but protectionism is not the answer,” said Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy in response to an oral question by the European Parliament on the current re-negotiation of the Agreement on Government Procurement (AGP) of 1994 in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Mr McCreevy believes that it is...

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