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The European Parliament has approved a non-binding own-initiative report on revising the EU public procurement directives, drafted by MEP Piotr Mu?ller (ECR, Poland) - reports EFCI from Brussels.

The report outlines the EU Parliament's priorities for the legislative overhaul of the public procurement rules, expected to start in the third quarter of 2026.One of the report's main messages is that instead of focusing on the cheapest price, public tenders should give more weight to non-price considerations and seek the best price/quality ratio.

The report also asks the Commission to assess ways to favour European companies, especially in strategic sectors, to stimulate demand for European-made products and technologies and to anchor industrial capacity within the EU. This should, however, be done without resorting to outright protectionism, MEPs say.

MEPs want the Commission to promote small business participation in tender processes and to simplify both the 907 pages of law currently governing public tenders as well as the procurement procedures themselves.

Proposals from Socialists/Greens to make social and green criteria mandatory failed.

The Parliament's report has no legal standing but is intended to inform the Commission of its position ahead of a proposal from the EU executive.

Commissioner for industry Stéphane Séjourné plans to publish an impact assessment of the current framework in the coming weeks, per his mandate from President von der Leyen.