The European Commission will make its first move today (27 January) towards significantly overhauling rules governing public procurement markets in order to improve SMEs' access to national tenders and boost cross-border activity.
Michel Barnier, the commissioner in charge of the internal market, will launch a public consultation on reviewing public procurement rules, mainly aimed at guaranteeing "access of smaller companies to procurement markets, reducing red tape and promoting European cross-border procurement," according to an EU official.
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