Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2014-01-15-Speech-3-344-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2014-01-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Access of goods and services to public procurement markets (A7-0454/2013 - Daniel Caspary)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20140115.38.3-344-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2014-01-15-Speech-3-345-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Charles Tannock2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, on public procurement, I am favourable to certain aspects beyond just the price being taken into consideration, such as environmental issues, issues to do with the quality of the services, and also perhaps the need for mandatory e-government or e-procurement. But it is difficult to balance the founding principles of open markets with a proposal which would allow the European Union and the Member States to block companies from third countries, such as the United States and Japan, from bidding for public procurement contracts. Public procurement accounts for approximately 20 % of EU GDP, with over GBP 230 billion spent yearly in the United Kingdom. Whilst I accept the case that third countries, unfortunately, do not always offer reciprocal arrangements – and we hope that that will change, with the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) with American or the EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement – in terms of access to public procurement tendering, retreating to an inflexible and protectionist position does not seem the ideal solution. But of course, lack of reciprocity should still be possible as an issue to be taken into consideration in awarding a public contract. That is why I voted in favour of the amendments that would see these restrictive elements removed from this report."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3,3 member; DROI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3,3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-29--2014-06-30)3,3 member; AFET (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3,3 substitute; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3,3 member; PECH (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3,3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2012-03-28--2014-06-30)3,3 substitute; SEDE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3,3 unknown; Conservative Party (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3,3 member; Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee (2012-03-28--2014-06-30)3,3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Charles Tannock (ECR ). -"1
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