EU: MEPs want to use public procurement as a lever to improve job quality

In an own-initiative report adopted on 9 September, members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection urged the Commission to reinforce social clauses in its forthcoming revision of the Public Procurement Directive. While the 2014 directive touched on such issues, notably subcontracting, MEPs want Brussels to go further by setting out a clear legal framework and guidance for contracting authorities. The report cites requirements on working conditions, com