Protection and promotion of social and labor rights by the fourth generation of european directives on public procurement: its incorporation into the spanish legal system

Abstract

The defi nitive consecration of socially-responsible public procurement by the fourth generation of European Directives, as well as their development and empowerment by the Spanish legislator, poses the challenge of harmonizing two of the fundamental principles of the European Union: free market and progress of European citizens, in addition to demanding a reinterpretation of the classic parameters of the principle of effi ciency in public spending.