3 Amendments of Louis GRECH related to 2011/2048(INI)
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Is convinced that sustainable public procurement, oriented towards economic, social and environmental standards, energy savings and innovation is one of the key elements to achieve a highly competitive social market economy in Europe, in line with the objectives of the 2020 strategy; calls on the Commission to encourage governments and contracting authorities to increase the use of sustainable public procurement supporting and promoting good quality employment, and providing quality services and goods in Europe; invites the Commission to scrutinise, by means of a detailed impact assessment, how public procurement has contributed to achieving the wider goals of the EU and to outline what should be done to improve these objectives in the future;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Endorses the fact that greater flexibility, legal security and development of technologies in public procurement rules should open new horizons and facilitate access of SMEs and especially micro businesses to new public procurement markets; alerts the Commission and Member States when adopting flexible and user-friendly instruments not to create any new barriers for SMEs and primarily to take into account their interests;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Reiterates the fact that e- procurement should be less costly, more expedient and more transparent than conventional public procurement procedures; however, believes that there is still room for improvement and more should be done vis-à-vis the access to reliable, comparable and objective information and statistical data; Calls on the Commission and Member States to provide the necessary training to all users of e-procurement, especially SMEs in order to better understand and use the mechanics of the system;