EUROPA - PRESS RELEASES - Press Release - Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the award of Concession Contracts – Frequently Asked Questions (20.12.2011)
European Commission - Press Release - Brussels, 20 December 2011 1. What are concessions? Concessions are partnerships between the public sector and mostly private companies, where the latter exclusively operate, maintain and carry out the development of infrastructure (ports, water distribution, parking garages, toll roads) or provide services of general economic interest (energy, water and waste disposal