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EU threatens to block Chinese bid for public contracts

David Cameron is intended to strengthen ties with China, Europe political target of Beijing to its authorities only buy Chinese goods and services require.

For the past eight years, public China markets have tripled reaches more than 54 billion worth of £, according to the China Business Review magazine.


Karel de Gucht, European Trade Commissioner has proposed "a tool by which we can impose reciprocity" to ensure that China has made discrimination against foreign companies step while giving the Government funded contracts.


"Imagine a Chinese company that participates in a call offers and on the other hand the same sector or sub-sector, procurement is not opened in China, then we could surgery," he said.


The European Commission formally table "reciprocity mechanism" more later this winter and Mr de Gucht has insisted that the measure was necessary because companies in Europe were becoming increasingly frustrated by barriers to investment in China.


Policy of Beijing to require its authorities to purchase only Chinese products and services developed more and more European companies angry that China investors entering public procurement in Europe.


"The only way to respond it is that say us ', this can be done by a country or a company of the country where there is no reciprocity in that regard,"said Mr de Gucht.""


Robert Sturdy, a Conservative MP and vice Chairman of the Committee of the trade of the European Parliament welcomed the proposal but warned that "protectionism looks far too attractive to many in the European Union", especially for the countries of southern Europe.


"All too often, the European Union on the international trade processes are obscures.Les future decisions on trade must be much more open and transparent and based on solid fact instead of politics,"he said.""


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Defence cuts push BAE to reassess its contracts

The Treasury Board is supposed to be unhappy with the terms previously agreed to with BAE, who believes have contributed to the black hole of expenditure transactions from £ 38bn is to address. This financing gap is the "elephant on the table" that made much more difficult to negotiate reductions in annual budget of £ 37bn, Ministry of defence sources said.

Antipathy between the Treasury Board and Department of Defense has become clearly evident review of expenditures, with calling the Department "chaotic and disorganized" budget Chancellor .Liam Fox, the Secretary of Defense, has pushed against cuts of Mr. Osborne 10pc set out in the budget of the Ministry, and a compromise autour 8pc reduction is now understand have been agreed.

BAE has made presentations to Government review and said that it expects that the process "to provide greater clarity of security and defence of the United Kingdom priorities in the coming years", but a spokesperson said that it would be "inappropriate" commentary on the nature of discussions during the review period.

Defence businesses think more training, maintenance and repairs carried out by members of the armed forces in the defence industry is an effective way to reduce the costs of the Department of Defense.

Some British budget 37bn £ £ is devoted to equipment, with approximately £ 6bn on acquisitions and more than £ represents medium.

"Take costs of purchasing equipment can take time, while addressing support can produce WINS fastest and best service", said Alberto de Benedictis, UK Executive Director of Finmeccanica holds AgustaWestland.

"It is now a proven model", he said.


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