Asier Martínez Jurio
The European Commission has decided this Thursday to take Spain to the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) for not having correctly transposed the Directive on public procurement.
Despite the warnings of the Commission, Spain has not yet introduced the necessary changes in its legislation to make it compatible with all the obligations derived from the European regulations on public procurement.
Public procurement is the process by which public authorities, such as ministries or local authorities, acquire goods and contract works or services from companies.
Spanish law deviates considerably from EU rules as regards its scope of application corresponding to the types of contracting authorities, the types of contracts and the modifications of contracts that must comply with the national legislation on public procurement by which the Directives are transposed.
The EU Executive believes that the authorities’ efforts to date have been “insufficient” and has therefore finally decided to take Spain to the CJEU.
