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  1. European Commission Press Corner

    European Commission Proposes New Public Procurement Act to Simplify Rules and Strengthen European P…

    The European Commission proposed a new Public Procurement Act consolidating three existing procurement directives and procurement provisions scattered across sectoral legislation into a single directly applicable regulation, aiming to simplify rules, cut administrative burden and increase legal certainty. EU public procurement spending is about €2.6 trillion a year, around 15% of GDP. The proposal is expected to deliver annual administrative savings of €650 million, including €80 million for public buyers and €570 million for economic operators. The Best Price-Quality Ratio would become the standard award method, with quality criteria weighted at least 30%, or 50% for labour-intensive contr…

  2. European Commission Press Corner

    European Commission Proposes Simpler and More Strategic Public Procurement Rules

    The European Commission adopted a proposal for a new regulation to modernise and simplify the EU's public procurement framework and support investment in public services and infrastructure. Public procurement accounts for around 15% of EU GDP. The proposal is expected to deliver annual administrative savings of €650 million, including €80 million for public buyers and €570 million for economic operators. It consolidates three existing procurement directives into one directly applicable regulation, reduces procedures from five to three, and creates a digital procurement marketplace of interconnected Member States' eProcurement platforms applying a once-only principle. The Best Price-Quality…

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  1. PhocusWire All News

    Inside the Philippines' most overlooked $36B digital market

    The Philippines' digital economy reached $36 billion in 2025 and is forecast to nearly double by 2030. 94% of Filipino consumers are willing to share data with AI agents, and 74% interact with AI tools daily. Despite rapid digital growth, international OTAs like Agoda and Booking.com dominate online bookings, with no homegrown heavyweight. Startups like Barkota, BookTickets.ph are tackling the fragmented ferry network, and Cocotel absorbs revenue risk to help small island properties accept digital payments. VC funding is thin, but the market is wide open.