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If procurement frameworks do not allow them to compete on these parameters throughout the entire project cycle, they will inevitably allocate their scarce resources elsewhere.",{"type":19,"attrs":47},{"id":48,"junction":22,"collection":23,"data":49},"1f3afd86-7722-4748-9b4c-c46c42b0481d",{"caption":25,"image":50},{"id":51,"width":52,"height":53,"title":54,"description":25,"light_caption":9,"blurhash":55},"541099e5-5ce3-43cf-89ff-ae04e2da3d07",1859,874,"Eib Martínez Presentation","UXFs0=yZyENE%$Oao~ovWAWBRjWBZ~sknhf8",{"type":57,"attrs":58,"content":60},"heading",{"level":59},4,[61],{"text":62,"type":37},"Level playing field through strategic eligibility rules",{"type":33,"content":64},[65],{"text":66,"type":37},"EIC suggested that the most effective way to ensure a level playing field in civil works tenders financed by the EIB – and other European Development Finance Institutions – would be to make use of the flexibility offered under the OECD Rules on Tied Aid and to restrict eligibility to EU companies or EU-led joint ventures.",{"type":33,"content":68},[69],{"text":70,"type":37},"Such practices are frequently used by Asian financiers without apparent opposition from the EU. Ultimately, this approach requires a fundamental policy decision: whether the EIB sees itself primarily as “the EU Bank” also in the field of development policy, or as one of many multilateral development banks. Straddling both roles currently impedes the development of a clear and coherent pro-European procurement strategy.",{"type":57,"attrs":72,"content":73},{"level":59},[74],{"text":75,"type":37},"Alternative options under discussion",{"type":33,"content":77},[78],{"text":79,"type":37},"Other approaches are possible, though more complex in their implementation.",{"type":33,"content":81},[82],{"text":83,"type":37},"One option would be for the EIB to follow the practice of Export Credit Agencies, which typically require a significant share of national content or a demonstrable national economic interest. 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