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New layers of bureaucracy: What “Buy European” means for businesses and local authorities

In complex value chains, it is difficult to give a simple definition of what is “European.” Public contracting authorities and small and medium-sized enterprises fear new documentation requirements and rising costs.

Till Hoppe, Manuel Berkel
05. March 2026
Baustelle, Bauarbeiter vor Berlaymont
Construction workers in front of the Berlaymont: Quotas for cement could make public construction projects more expensive. (picture alliance / Wiktor Dabkowski)

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Last updated: 05. March 2026

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