Portugal eases prior checks above €10m with controls

And then there is Portugal, where the change is in the rules around speed. Deputies approved a new Court of Auditors law that lets municipalities and public services skip prior approval for contracts above €10m if they have internal control mechanisms including periodic audits. For suppliers, that does not create a tender by itself. What it does is change the likely pace for some larger contracts, but only where the buyer has the controls to qualify.