European Commission draws-up policy options on public-private partnerships 22-12-2005 The European Commission has adopted an official Communication on public
private partnerships and Community law. The Communication sets out the main
policy options available and proposes further steps to be taken.
Recent years have seen a marked increase in cooperation between the public
and private sectors for the development and operation of infrastructure for a
wide range of economic activities. Public-Private Partnerships (PPP)
arrangements are driven by limitations in public funds to cover investments
needs but also by efforts to increase the quality and efficiency of public
services.
The publication of the policy options follows the debate, launched by the
Green Paper of 30 April 2004, on co-operation between public authorities and the
private sector and the role of Community law in such arrangements. In the
consultation that followed, the Commission received some 200 contributions from
a wide variety of respondents from a number of Member States. This Communication
presents the policy options. Aim is to ensure effective competition for
public-private partnerships without limiting the flexibility needed to design
innovative and complex projects. Further analysis on the impact of each option
is foreseen. An interpretative document on institutionalised public-private
partnerships is expected in 2006.
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