{"id":3383,"date":"2021-12-02T14:26:50","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T13:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni-europa.org\/?post_type=news&p=3383"},"modified":"2023-01-03T14:37:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T13:37:46","slug":"experts-call-out-broken-public-procurement-directive","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.uni-europa.org\/news\/experts-call-out-broken-public-procurement-directive\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts call out broken public procurement directive\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Experts highlight need to reopen the public procurement directive \u2013 the voluntary approach doesn\u2019t work \u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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On 1 December 2021, the European Parliament committees of IMCO and ENVI held a hearing of experts about sustainable public procurement.<\/span> Anna Cavazzini (Greens\/EFA, Germany), IMCO Chair, opened the hearing stressing the importance of sustainable public procurement for the EU. Public procurement is a huge leverage when it comes to sustainability. The EU directive gives room to Member States to foster public procurement, but it is not mandatory. This public hearing is an opportunity to hear from the experts. Cesar Luena (S&D, Spain), on behalf of the ENVI Chair, noted that public procurement represents 5% of all payments. 14% of GDP is used by procurement authorities to buy procurement goods and services. Therefore, all tools for public procurement are powerful and we must make sure that the products are sustainable to develop a circular economy for the EU, he added.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

MEPs ask the experts if reopening the directive is necessary or if the current legislation with the political will is enough. The experts answer loud and clear: reopen the public procurement directive is necessary \u2013 the voluntary approach does not work. See the compilation of answers in this video.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n