European Preference Enters EU Public Procurement Rules Under Commission Proposal
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The European Commission is proposing to change the way public contracts are awarded in the European Union, so that the price is no longer the dominant criterion. In the new system, quality should be at least 30% in the evaluation of tenders, and in the case of contracts that use labour intensively the threshold would rise to 50%. [...] Article EU public procurement: the price will not be enough. The Commission is proposing that the quality offer…
On 9 September 2026, the European Commission published the proposal for a Regulation on public contracts and concessions – the text that will replace the three directives of 2014 and the 27 national variants of the rules after which the State buys. For Romanian SMEs, it is more important than any financing programme. Finance comes and goes. The [...]
EU to Enable Integration of Sustainability Criteria in €2.5 Trillion Public Procurement Market
The European Commission announced the release of a new proposed regulation aimed at creating simpler and more modernized public procurement rules across the EU, in addition to integrating strategic policy objectives – including environmental, climate-related and social objectives – into the procurement process. As part of the new proposed regulation, public buyers would be required […]
European preference enters EU public procurement rules under Commission proposal
The European Commission has proposed a new Public Procurement Regulation that introduces a horizontal European preference framework for public contracts alongside new rules on quality, security and resilience. The proposal would overhaul an EU public procurement market accounting for around 15% of the Union’s GDP and covering areas including public transport, infrastructure and energy systems. […]
The European Commission has proposed new rules to allow public authorities to favour European companies in competitions for strategic services, such as energy, water, railways, ports, airports and post offices. The measure aims to strengthen the economic autonomy of the bloc and respond to increasing Chinese competition. The new rules may allow for the exclusion of companies from countries that do not [...] EU content wants to give advantage to …
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