Public procurement reform: IMCO votes against mandatory quality criteria
The cleaning staff in the European Parliament in Brussels are also outsourced. In recent years, there have been repeated debates about their poor working conditions. (IMAGO / Dreamstime) (IMAGO / Dreamstime)
The Internal Market Committee (IMCO) has failed to agree on binding social criteria in its vote on procurement law reform. Nevertheless, non-price criteria are set to gain importance.