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Dec. 13, 2012

New study on pay and other social clauses in European public procurement from EPSU

The week before an important vote in the European Parliament on public procurement, EPSU’s study provides timely insight into the importance of pay and other social clauses in public contracts

Jun. 24, 2013

Commissioner Barnier's proposal to exclude water services success for Europe's citizens

European Commissioner Barnier, responsible for the internal market and the concessions directive has announced that he will propose to the Commission to take water and sanitation services out of the scope of the directive on concessions.

Nov. 23, 2010

Public procurement : EPSU demands consistency from the European Commission

The European Federation of Public Service Union (EPSU) together with several other trade unions and civil society organisations (GMB, UNISON, EMF, EFFAT, EFBWW, Solidar, FLO, The Fair Trade Advocacy Office, EFTA, WFTO, FERN and Client Earth) sent a letter to Commissioner Barnier with its initial contribution to the evaluation of the impact and effectiveness of EU procurement legislation and policy.

Feb. 03, 2011

New EC "Buying Social" guide: a giant step for the EC, a small step for sustainable procurement

The European Commission has launched today the long-awaited “Buying social: a guide to take account of social considerations in public procurement”.

Jun. 30, 2011

Joint PR from the network for sustainable development in public procurement - key demands and messages

The Network for Sustainable Development in Public Procurement on the occasion of the European Commission’s Conference “modernising public procurement” on 30 June 2011 reiterate their ‘five key demands’ for the revision of the procurement Directives.