Activities of Petru Constantin LUHAN related to 2011/2048(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Modernisation of public procurement (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on modernisation of public procurement
Amendments (8)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that, in order to avoid loss to the Community's finances arising from delays and increase the absorption rate for the Structural Funds, it is necessary to ensure the support of local and regional public authorities in their role as contracting authorities; believes that where this is done with proper care, the local and regional contracting authorities can be encouraged to apply accelerated versions of the award procedures in order not to jeopardise the projects, especially in the case of major public projects;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it essential to create tools to increase cross-border cooperation at the level of public procurement so as to increase spending efficiency in the implementation of programmes funded by cohesion policy instruments; believes that in the context of cross-border public procurement it is absolutely necessary to clarify the aspects relating to intellectual property law;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that in order to derive maximum benefit from the economic and innovative potential of SMEs in the context of procurement procedures, SMEs should be encouraged to participate in public procurement procedures organised by local and regional authorities; believes it is desirable for tender procedures to be optimised with a view to the participation of SMEs on an equal opportunities basis, especially at the selection phase, which has proved to be marked by the greatest obstacles to their participation in public tenders;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Believes that public-private partnerships (PPPs) are vital if the EU is to make the necessary investments in certain fields; calls on the Commission to take all necessary steps to remove the obstacles and establish a consistent framework for the use of PPPs, on the basis of rules that can apply to both public procurement procedures and the Structural Funds; recommends that the Member States introduce greater flexibility into their legislative framework and ensure consistency of legislation, so that PPPs can operate with maximum efficiency;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to effectively address the serious failures to comply with public procurement rules repeatedly identified by the Court of Auditors in the implementation of projects under the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, which account for 43 % of all quantifiable errors according to the Court’s Report for 2009; recommends that the Member States, in the context of the operational programmes for technical assistance, consider including training or exchanges of experience in the field of public procurement;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that Europe's untapped potential to stimulate innovation by means of public procurement is enormous, and calls on the Commission to devise a flexible strategy to enable contracting authorities to employ innovation-friendly tendering procedures through which industry can be encouraged to find new and advanced solutions;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Believes that ecological public procurement represents a challenge for local and regional authorities, and that it is therefore necessary to ensure technical support from the EU institutions, as well as exchanges of experience and best practice, and also to create a website dedicated to these aspects of public procurement at local and regional level;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Asks the Commission to simplify the procedural framework as a whole by avoiding exceptions and derogations to be applied by contracting authorities and to clarify the uncertainties expressed by the latter on awards below the thresholds of the directives.; believes it is necessary to strike a balance between the desire to simplify procedures and the need to ensure fair competition in public contracts and obtain the best possible results;