Private operators concerned about derogations from in-house rule

摘要

Discussions are advancing on the question of public-public partnerships in the context of revision of the public procurement directives and the new draft directive on concessions. But they are not going in the right direction, claim private operators that provide works or services to public entities, who look poorly on the possibility of partnerships of public entities being given further exemptions from public procurement rules. They say this would run counter to Court of Justice case law and the principle of free competition guaranteed by the treaties.