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Promoting Public-Private Partnerships for Europe: Addressing Structural Challenges and Driving Excellence in Services Ma

This forum discusses the challenges and benefits of fostering partnerships between the public and private sectors in Europe. It highlights the importance of innovation, choice, and value for money in public services management and infrastructure procurement, emphasizing output-driven solutions and enforceable performance criteria. The text delves into overcoming obstacles to Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and the need for a clearer vision and understanding of the benefits by policymakers. Key areas for improvement include ensuring a level playing field, transparent partnership frameworks, and mobilizing existing tools for funding. The ultimate goal is to enhance cooperation between the private sector, the European Commission, and the European PPP Expertise Centre (EPEC) to develop successful partnerships in Europe.

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Promoting Public-Private Partnerships for Europe: Addressing Structural Challenges and Driving Excellence in Services Ma

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  1. Promoting Partnerships between Public and Private EPEC PRIVATE SECTOR FORUM Jean-Claude Banon Chairman of BUSINESSEUROPE’s Services of General Economic Interest Working Group Jean-Claude Banon Brussels, 13 December 2010

  2. STRUCTURAL CHALLENGES FACING EUROPE • HIGH EXPECTATIONS REGARDING PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES • ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE AND ENERGY CHALLENGES • DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES • POST CRISIS REQUIREMENT FOR ACCRUED BUDGETARY DISCIPLINE PARTNERSHIP APPROACHES WILL HELP FOCUS ON THE BEST INTEREST OF CITIZENS

  3. PARTNERSHIPS HELP DRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC SERVICES MANAGEMENT AND IN THE PROCUREMENT OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE : INNOVATION AND CHOICE BETTER VALUE FOR MONEY OUTPUT DRIVEN SOLUTIONS ENFORCEABLE PERFORMANCE CRITERIA ENVIRONMENTALLY AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIVE PROJECTS NEW SOURCES OF FINANCING BUT MANY OBSTACLES TO PPPs… THAT CAN BE OVERCOME AT EU LEVEL A PUBLIC PRIVATE ALLIANCE

  4. WHAT IS MISSING? • AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE BENEFITS BY POLICY MAKERS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR • A GLOBAL FOCUS ON THE CITIZEN • AS A USER OF SERVICES • A BENEFECIARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY • A TAX PAYER • A GLOBAL VISION APPLIED ACROSS MANY SECTORS OF EU POLICY • INTERNAL MARKET, COMPETITION, ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL AFFAIRS, • ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, TRANSPORT, • REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH QUICK IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE MADE IN THREE AREAS OF ACTION

  5. AREAS OF ACTION • INSURING A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE • REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURAL FUNDING • Procedures • Mobilising existing tools • Beyond 2013: • Leveraging public funding • Systemic innovation and integrated development • Regulation of structural funds • SGEI • State Aid • “A framework of quality”: • Managing performance • Transparency • The citizens' interest • LEVEL PLAYING FIELD AT NATIONAL LEVEL • Taking the economic view

  6. AREAS OF ACTION • A TRANSPARENT FRAMEWORK FOR PARTNERSHIP • PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: objectives of EU 2020 Strategy • THE IN-HOUSE EXCEPTION • The Teckal criteria • Public-public cooperation • COMMUNICATION / PROMOTION • BETTER STATISTICS • CAPACITY BUILDING

  7. AREAS OF ACTION • PRIVATE FINANCING OF PUBLIC SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE THE OVERALL GOAL IS TO STRUCTURE A FINANCIAL MARKET TO CHANNEL FUNDING INTO INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS • Recognition of players – Understanding risk and reward profiles • Accounting principles for private players – EUROSTAT principles and public accounting • Tax treatment of infrastructure investment • Developing insurance instruments • Combining public and private funding • Handling smaller projects

  8. THE PRIVATE SECTOR, THE COMMISSION AND EPEC SHOULD WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS IN EUROPE BUSINESSEUROPE CALLS FOR SWIFT, DETERMINED AND INTEGRATED ACTION TO FOLLOW UP ON THE 2009 COMMUNICATION ON DEVELOPING PPPs IN PARTICULAR, WE RECOMMEND: TO ESTABLISH ACTION PLAN AND TIMETABLE TO FEED OUR ANALYSIS OF OBSTACLES AND REMEDIES TO EPEC AND THE COMMISSION TO REACT TO SUGGESTIONS BY EPEC OR THE COMMISSION TO GET TOGETHER REGULARLY TO REVIEW PROGRESS AND DISCUSS SPECIFIC ISSUES FOLLOWING THE PPP COMMUNICATIONAN ACTION PLAN

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