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Mr President, my group is committed to open markets with free and fair competition as they will provide the best quality products and services at the best price. They will also best produce the economic benefits that we need if we are to reach the Lisbon objectives and if we are to pay for our social and environmental ambitions.
Another important consideration in our Group is subsidiarity: the decision should be taken at a level as close as possible to the citizen, which is compatible with a properly functioning single market. There is no need for Europe to step in where a decision is best taken at national or local level. We are therefore pleased that Mrs in't Veld's excellent report succeeds in accommodating these two priorities.
The overall thrust is to call for fair competition in free markets. Like her, we would always prefer a transparent tendering process. However, if local authorities, in their wisdom, feel they can do better for their citizens, they can so do without having to notify the Commission, as long as they keep within the rules, which ensure that potential competitors are not harmed and, most specifically, that they are small in scale and very local in nature.
A clear decision was achieved in committee that gives the Commission a strong steer. We are happy with this and we will support this same line tomorrow. We wish Mrs in't Veld well with her report."@en1
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