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Before Covid-19, half of tenders in Europe were awarded based on 'the most economically advantageous' criteria (Photo: Unsplash)

How €2trn EU public tendering pushes 'race to the bottom' for labour standards

Around €2 trillion is spent each year on the award of public contracts, generally linked to the service sector — that's 13 percent of the EU's GDP.

Yet before Covid-19, half of tenders in Europe were being awarded simply based on a "most economically-advantageous" criteria, as recorded on the tenders' electronic daily (TED) database.

That approach ignores minimum working conditions, as some companies undercut workers' ...

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Paula joined EUobserver in January 2023 and left for Euronews in 2024. Previously she worked for the Spanish online newspaper El Confidencial, where she covered mainly economic and financial affairs.

Before Covid-19, half of tenders in Europe were awarded based on 'the most economically advantageous' criteria (Photo: Unsplash)

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Paula joined EUobserver in January 2023 and left for Euronews in 2024. Previously she worked for the Spanish online newspaper El Confidencial, where she covered mainly economic and financial affairs.

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