Reforming EU Public Procurement for Resilience and Quality

by name voted on 09.09.2025

Summary

A call to reform EU public procurement by shifting focus from the lowest price to quality, sustainability, and strategic industrial resilience.

10 09.09.2025

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social policy

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business and competition

The report calls for a major reform of EU procurement rules to move away from a focus on the lowest price toward quality and long-term value.
There is a strong push to increase the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by reducing bureaucracy and dividing large contracts into smaller lots.
The report advocates for using procurement as a strategic tool to support European industrial resilience, especially in critical sectors like energy and defense.
Digitalization is identified as a key way to increase transparency, reduce corruption, and simplify the bidding process for businesses.