[PDF] Top 20 Services of general interest in Europe. Communication from the Commission.

... B - The contribution of other Community policies 5-t The Community's involvement in developing general interest services goes beyond just the development of the single market, incorporat[r] ... See full document

... 1996 Communication, liberalisation of the markets for several major services of general interest had been decided under the Single Market Programme, but it was too early to judge what the ... See full document

... health services of general interest and to clarify the framework in which they operate and can be modernised”, as reiterated in the Social Agenda 2 and the Community Lisbon programme 3 ...on ... See full document

... of services of general economic interest (SGEI) must comply with state aid rules set out at EU ...of services of general economic interest has been clarified in July 2005 when ... See full document

... regarding services of general economic interest equally applies with regard to financing the ...of services of general economic ...a general rule, Member States can choose which ... See full document

... The Community's involvement in developing general interest services goes beyond jusMhe development of the single market, incorporating other activities under various Community policies s[r] ... See full document

... in general have to comply with the principles of transparency, equal treatment and non-discrimination derived from the EC Treaty 17 ...potential interest by economic operators from other ... See full document

... b Preventing circumvention of the rules The Court has acknowledged that a Member State is entitled to take steps to prevent a service provider whose activity is entirely or mainly direct[r] ... See full document

... It has been observed that the East African Fair Competition Act of 2006 only prohibits subsidies that distort competition. However no established rules regulating the assessment of state funding as regulated in other ... See full document

... social services are now falling under the scope of EC law to the extent they are considered as economic in ...stakeholders from the sector have difficulty in understanding and applying the rules, in ... See full document

... public services and social partners as ...other services than SGI in the countries concerned as mentioned ...social services as the context above would ... See full document

... As the Commission services already pointed out in a working paper of Autumn 1976 1, COST cooperation is of a general political interest to the Community, which should be acknowledged by [r] ... See full document

... Globally, national parliaments are still very appreciative of the Commission's efforts to involve them closer in decision-making processes at EU level (political dialogue, meetings etc.), and this is among other things ... See full document

... on general budget support and the other on co-ordination, complementarities and ...health services for the poorest segments of the population. In general, however, evaluations point to long delays in ... See full document

... in services. On 15 February 2013, the Commission asked the Council to approve EU involvement in those negotiations, which cover all services sectors, including information and communication ... See full document

... This means: -, - confirming that -the key strategic decisions should be taken in the EU institutional framework and not solely the first pillar, with the GNSS High Level Group to support[r] ... See full document

... framework Communication 95 and can be applied to Russia, with a special remark to Kaliningrad, but also to the countries of the southern Mediterranean (see ...a general policy towards all neighbouring ... See full document

... consultancy services demands investment over some years before these activities start paying for themselves – all the more so if public subsidies are correspondingly ... See full document

... omitted from the ...two Commission Communications: “An Open and Secure Europe: Making it Happen” (COM (2014) 154) and “The EU Justice Agenda for 2020 – Strengthening Trust, Mobility and Growth within ... See full document

... The Commission believes that developed countries must take the lead in pursuing sustainable development, and calls on other developed countries to accept their responsibilities as ...The Commission believes ... See full document