EU plans to tighten public procurement rules to exclude foreign companies posing security risks
The European Commission is preparing a draft regulation that would tighten access to the EU's public procurement market by allowing authorities to exclude foreign companies that pose risks of interference. The proposal, due in September, is driven by heightened geopolitical tensions, concerns over data leaks from sensitive public services, and worries about the weaponisation of EU dependencies on rare earths and technology products from China.
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A draft document shows that the EU wants to allow the exclusion of foreign companies that pose security risks from its public procurement market, with particular worries about data transfers and weaponisation of the bloc's dependencies on tech and mineral
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