Clearer and more flexible directives

摘要

The European Commission wishes to clarify, make more flexible and strengthen the legal certainty of public procurement rules. It also wants public contracts to be more accessible to SMEs and to contribute to the achievement of certain social aims. Accordingly, the executive proposed, on 20 December, two directives that replace existing texts'. "Public contracts account for 19% of European GDP," said Commissioner Michel Barnier (internal market and financial services), and "these directives will result in savings of €70 billion in all the member states".