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"Madam President, our children at school, people who are sick in hospital, and elderly people at home, have the same right to receive good quality food as those of us who can choose to go to the shop. I am therefore very pleased that we have agreed that value for money – the efficient use of money – and not merely low price is to be the criterion for public procurement.
It is important that, together, we define what that means. Production methods, environmental transparency, sustainability and animal welfare are very important criteria, but they must not provide the opportunity and an excuse to discriminate against companies or suppliers from other European countries. The same conditions must apply to everyone who meets the same criteria.
It is also very important that we have agreed that we must make procedures simpler, be more flexible and reduce bureaucracy in order to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises can also compete on the same conditions and are genuinely able to offer this option of good quality, wholesome food.
I am pleased that several of my fellow Members have also pointed out that we need e-procurement. This is a large part of our commitment to a digital Europe and a well-functioning internal market. Thank you."@en1
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