On 26 June 2013 the European Parliament and the Council reached an agreement on the revision of the EU Public Procurement Directives (the ‘classic’ and the ‘utilities’ directives). The agreement is still provisional, however the final agreement should be simply a formality and require only minor changes to current drafts. The legislators strove to improve flexibility in the procurement process for both the public and private sector while at the same time giving greater importance to quality and innovation.
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