European Association of Development Agencies | EURADA [Abbr.]

Agency for the Environment and Energy Management

International development agency program officer

Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec [ Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions | Federal Office of Regional Development - (Quebec) ]

development agency [ development organization ]

package loan

Adventist Development and Relief Agency (1) [ ADRA (2) | ADRA Schweiz (3) ]

to defend the inclusion of a regulatory annex on government procurement with a view to maximising the participation of European companies in foreign tenders, while maintaining EU criteria, including social and environmental criteria, and procedures in European tenders, notably regarding SMEs’ access to public contracts, the eligibility criteria based on the best ‘quality-price’ ratio and the thresholds below which commitments do not apply; to overcome the lack of transparency and market entry barriers regarding non-European calls for tenders and to denounce the lack of reciprocity in this area at all levels of government, as illustrated by the preferential treatment granted to domestic companies in several countries, while allowing for the ...[+++] possibility of opting for market access and national treatment commitments for the sake of multilateralisation; to encourage the ratification and implementation by those parties who have not yet done so of the WTO Government Procurement Agreement and its 2011 revision; to call on the European Union to introduce a ‘European Business Act’, modelled on the ‘American Business Act’ and supporting the economic development of SMEs and European industry;

I. whereas digital technologies are both an important tool for use by SMEs in reaping the benefits expected from optimal use of resources and a sector where new SMEs can readily emerge and develop;

I. whereas digital technologies are both an important tool for use by SMEs in reaping the benefits expected from optimal use of resources and a sector where new SMEs can readily emerge and develop;

encourages institutional capacity-building and the development of an institutional twinning scheme between Moldova's recently created regional development agencies and similar agencies in the EU, and within non-governmental bodies (European Association of Regional Development Agencies) and associations of local and regional authorities, such as the recently established congress of local authorities CALM (Congress of the Local Authorities from Moldova); proposes looking into the possibility of giving Moldovan local and regional authorities observer ...[+++]status on some EU institutions dealing with regional policy (Committee of the Regions, Economic and Social Committee).