09/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - According to conclusions reached on 4 June by Advocate General Verica Trstenjak, the contract signed by the town of Cologne for the construction of several exhibition halls is in breach of the provisions of Directive 93/37/EEC for the award of public works contracts (Case C-536/07). Although the contract officially concerns leasing, the advocate general states, it has all the characteristics of a contract for construction - by its duration (30 years), its...