Government procurement in the European Union

Women in the European Union get paid 13% less than men doing the same job on average despite equal pay being part of EU law, the European Commission said on Tuesday.

"Equal pay for the same work or work of equal value is one of the founding principles of the EU. It was laid down in the Treaty of Rome in 1957," the Commission said in a statement.

The National Agency for Integrity (ANI), in the first quarter of 2021, issued six integrity warnings to prevent conflicts of interest in connection with public procurement procedures amounting to approximately 3.2 million euros.

Ljubljana – The government has drafted changes to the public procurement act that expand the definition of low-value contracts, and under which contacts valued at over EUR 10,000 would be published exclusively on the public procurement portal. The changes also look to soften the rules for the exclusion of bidders with outstanding liabilities.

Today, bids for exploring good international practices and conducting simulations for electronic remote voting will be open, BGNews reports.

The European Commission on Thursday decided to refer Greece to the European Court of Justice for non-compliance with public procurement rules in the construction sector.