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"Mr President, Commissioner, it was said earlier this evening in this House that it is now a question of having to devise rules that remove the risks of corruption, nepotism and the abuse of power. It is therefore important that we bring about the simplification intended in the Commission’s proposal. I am afraid, however, that we may be in danger of failing in our task of ensuring that this is what happens, because the majority of the committee have voted in favour of a lot of restrictions that may cost European taxpayers dearly.
The Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party believes that there are no reasons for raising the threshold values. As has been said on a number of occasions, it would contravene our international obligations. Nor are we convinced by the argument for raising the threshold values on the grounds that there are now so few cross-border tenders. On the contrary, we may find ourselves with more cross-border procurement as a result of simplifying the directive, applying the simplified procedure and having a larger number of electronic tenders.
The ELDR Group is concerned that Parliament’s amendments, for example Amendment No 20, might reduce transparency on the subject of procurement in most Member States. It is important, once a contract has been concluded, for competitors to be able to check that the procedure is being carried out correctly. Amendment No 24 must therefore be rejected. The eagerness with which the other political groups have endorsed Amendment No 20, aimed at increasing secrecy, sometimes leads me to wonder whether we are all aware of what we have decided when it comes to access to EU documents.
The ELDR Group, which is otherwise fairly satisfied with the common position, is, however, anxious that the Council’s position would be less effective than current legal practice in providing opportunities for taking account of environmental aspects. In our view, a procuring authority should be able to go beyond its brief, as narrowly conceived, and take account both of the value to the environment of what is being purchased and of the method by which it is produced. We have therefore again tabled an amendment to Article 53 that, at first reading, was supported by almost the whole of the Chamber. We also wish to reject those amendments by the committee that would shape the directive in such a way as to impede the reorganisation and modernisation of public administration.
We are also unhappy about the restrictions that the majority of Parliament have wanted to see imposed upon electronic tenders, involving even stricter regulations than those laid down in the electronic signatures directive. I am amazed at my fellow MEPs’ distrust of electronic signatures, but confidence in fax messages, which often lead to information leaking out.
The ELDR Group wants us, then, to make efforts in the direction of simplification and modernisation. We therefore hope that we shall vote wisely on these matters."@en1
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