Work in Parliament Maria da Graça Carvalho appointed PPE responsible for Public Procurement

Maria da Graça Carvalho was appointed by the European People's Party as responsible for Public Procurement at IMCO - Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee.

This is an area of growing importance, with public purchases of goods and services representing 14% of the European Union's GDP, around two billion euros. The objective of is to ensure the simplicity, rigor and transparency of the operations, by following namely the new legislative initiatives in this field.