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EU Bulletin: Consultation on the modernisation of EU public procurement policy
April, 2011
Status: Closed
Seventeen percent (17%) of the EU's GDP can be attributed to public procurement.
Hence making the best possible use of public procurement is essential for re-launching our economy and
creating jobs, even more so in a period of crisis.
According to the European Commission:
- Stakeholders have voiced demands for a review of the EU public procurement system
to streamline its procedures and better adapt them to new challenges,
e.g. the need for a more efficient use of public funds as well as taking into account social and environmental concerns.
- Companies, especially SMEs (estimated to secure between 31% and 38% in terms of total contract value of public procurement),
need better and easier access to public contracts throughout the EU so that they can reap the full benefits of a
truly European procurement market.
- Similarly, procurers need simple and flexible procedures allowing them to contribute effectively
to the achievement of the common objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy: fostering innovation,
protecting the environment, fighting climate change and social exclusion.
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