Parliament keen to make local government cross-district co-operation easier

Local authorities, at district and regional level, are increasingly working on joint infrastructure projects. While EU public procurement laws must ensure that public spending is transparent and effective, they should not however prevent such co-operation from taking place. Two new directives are just starting to come into force. What will be their effect? This was the issue that was examined at a public hearing held by the European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee, 20 April 2006