Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-10-25-Speech-2-352-000"
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"This year marks the 40th anniversary of European public procurement law. Council Directive 71/305/EEC concerning the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts came into force in 1971. In my view, the anniversary offers an occasion for taking stock and examining where European public procurement policy has succeeded and where it has failed. On the plus side, I believe that European public procurement law has been crucial in making public procurement more transparent and in combating corruption. By contrast, a disproportionate emphasis on legal considerations has meant transaction costs and the expense incurred for external consultancy services have risen. This is a particularly problematic development in times of economic crisis when public budgets are squeezed. In addition, I would like to mention that there are many hurdles for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in accessing public contracts, particularly of a bureaucratic nature.
Therefore, I welcome a review of European public procurement law. I would like to take the opportunity of asking the Commission to consider looking at the introduction of measures to reduce transaction costs for SMEs and, in addition, of simpler, more flexible public procurement rules."@en1
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