Negotiation watch
What Brussels is debating on the PPA — in plain language, with our read on what survives.
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Industry analysis
Practitioner consensus: simplification, digitisation, European preference
Early analyses by major law firms coincide on the three structural pillars of the proposal: simplified award procedures, full digitisation of tendering, and the European preference mechanism.
Likely to survive: medium
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Parliament
IMCO committee takes charge of the parliamentary reading
The IMCO committee (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) was designated to steer the Parliament's position on the proposal, building on its September 2025 resolution that called for targeted reform.
Likely to survive: high
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Council
Council starts its reading of the proposal
The Council opened its examination of the Public Procurement Act proposal; early interventions from delegations focus on the threshold values and the scope of the European preference clause.
Likely to survive: medium
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European Commission
Commission adopts the Public Procurement Act proposal — COM(2026)590
The Commission published its proposal for a single, directly applicable Public Procurement Act Regulation that would repeal the 2014 directives (2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU).
Likely to survive: high
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European Commission
European preference introduced in the award of contracts
The proposal includes a European preference for tenderers from EU Member States (and certain third countries covered by EU international agreements), fulfilling the "made in Europe" commitment from von der Leyen's 2025 State of the Union.
Likely to survive: medium
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Commission · Parliament · Council
"One Europe, One Market" roadmap sets the negotiation deadline
The Presidents of Parliament, the Commission and the Council Presidency signed a joint roadmap that puts a target date on the procurement reform: negotiations should conclude in Q4 2027.
Likely to survive: high
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