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Focus on quality criteria in public procurement
Today the Committee for the Internal Market in the European Parliament adopted an opinion on public procurement. EBSA welcomes the focus on quality and attention to other criteria than price. While price is important the [...]
EBSA welcomes European Parliaments support for proportionality tests
The European Business Service Alliance finds it very positive, that the European Parliament today voted for the agreement reached in negotiations with the Council on proportionality tests. The proposal formed part of the Single Marked [...]
EBSA responds to public consultation on Social Public Procurement
Today EBSA has uploaded our response to the Commission's public consultation on the Guide for Social Public Procurement. For EBSA's members it is very important that public authorities become more strategic in their procurement and [...]
New position paper on Service Statistics
EBSA has now adopted an updated position paper on service statistics. Please find it here: EBSA Position on Services Statistics Statistics on business services are sparse and do not adequately reflect the importance of business services in the [...]
Successful breakfast in the European Parliament on the Service Package
EBSA would like to thank everyone who participated in our breakfast evnet in the European Parliament this morning. We had a fruitful discussion on the Service Package with the Commission, MEP Morten Løkkegaard, the Maltese [...]
EBSA welcomes the Commission’s Service Package
Today the Commission presented its long awaited Service Package - "A European service economy that works for Europeans". EBSA welcomes the initiatives and is pleased to see that the Commission is delivering on the promises to [...]