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Title

Efforts to address problems with public procurement in EU cohesion expenditure should be intensified : (pursuant to Article 287(4), second subparagraph, TFEU) / European Court of Auditors.

Publication

• Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union, 2015.
• © 2015

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Additional Authors

European Court of Auditors, issuing body. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2004049923

Description

64 pages. : color illustrations, color map; 30 cm.

Summary

"Failure to comply with public procurement rules has been a perennial and significant source of error in EU cohesion expenditure. Serious errors resulted in a lack, or complete absence, of fair competition and/or in the award of contracts to those who were not the best bidders. The Court of Auditors found that the Commission and Member States have started to address the problem, but there is still a long way to go and efforts need to be intensified." -- Cover, page 4.

Series Statement

Special report, 1831-0834 ; 2015, no. 10

Uniform Title

Special report (European Court of Auditors) ; no. 2015/10.

Subjects

• Government purchasing
• Government purchasing > European Union countries
• Europe > European Union countries
• Public contracts > European Union countries
• International economic integration
• European Union countries > Economic integration

Note

• "QJ-AB-15-012-EN-C"--Back cover.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available on the Internet.

Contents

Executive summary -- Introduction. The EU public procurement framework; Cohesion policy and public procurement; Public procurement procedures: how do they work? -- Audit scope and approach -- Observations. Systematic analysis of public procurement errors by the Commission and Member States is very limited; The Commission and Member States have started to implement actions to address the problem, but there is still a long way to go -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Annex I: The Commission's and Member States' roles in public procurement and cohesion policy -- Annex II: Analysis of errors by fund detected by the Court, 2009-2013 -- Annex III: Description and analysis of errors in the different phases of tendering procedures -- Annex IV: Public procurement infringement procedures initiated by the Commission, 2009-2013 -- Reply of the Commission.

ISBN

• 9789287228710
• 928722871X

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library