Contratación pública

Presentada por Leila Chaibi, Marina Mesure

11. Urges the Eliminado: Commission, in the light of the economic slowdown and rising public debt, to carefully assess any legal changes that could further constrain the purchasing power of contracting authorities and limit available vendors, as such constraints could ultimately undermine citizens’ access to high-quality public services and infrastructure; underlines that due consideration must Añadido: Commission to withdraw the EU from the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement to ensure that future EU legislation and financial programmes allow exclusive preference to be given to Eliminado: the need for clear rules regarding the treatment of products and economic operators from non-EU countries; cautions, however, against the use of procurement for protectionist purposes; underlines, in this context, that European preference should be compliant with the EU’s WTO commitments; Añadido: EU-based undertakings;

Texto tal como lo publica el PE, en inglés. PE776.172v01-00