4 Amendments of Konstantinos POUPAKIS related to 2009/2175(INI)
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises the need to encourage SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) to take part in public contracts for third country procurements and calls on the Commission to take effective measures that will ensure that enterprises in the Union enjoy genuine access to third country procurements;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. calls on the Commission to explore the possibility of using green public contracts as a tool to promote sustainable development;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Stresses that the award of public contracts must be done under conditions of transparency and equal treatment of all interested parties with the relationship of price to performance of the project as the ultimate criterion, so as to take into account the best tender and not solely and exclusively the lowest financial tender;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Ddraws attention to the great importance of public procurement for climate protection, energy efficiency, the environment and innovation and reiterates that public authorities should be encouraged and put in a position to base public procurement on ecological, social and other criteriaplace special emphasis on taking into account environmental and social criteria during the award of public contracts; welcomes the practical assistance given to public authorities and other public bodies in connection with sustainable procurement and urges the Commission and the Member States to organise training courses and campaigns to raise awareness of this issue; supports the idea of a transparent process, involving the Member States, to develop the relevant criteria further; points out that in the area of social criteria in particular such a process offers good prospects for improvements;