Developments in Services of General Interest

ISBN-13: 9789067047333 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 286 str.

Erika Szyszczak; Jim Davies; Mads Andenas

Opis

The third volume in the series Legal Issues of Services of General Interest, this book examines and analyzes a set of research questions on the most recent developments in the emergence of services of general interest as a distinct European Union concept.

Spis treści

Introduction: Why do public services challenge the European Union?

Part I: Background Issues

From Rome to Lisbon: SGIs in primary law

The Commission’s soft law in the area of Services of General Economic Interest

Article 106 TFEU is dead – Long live Article 106 TFEU!

The definition of a ‘contract’ under Article 106 TFEU

Part II: New Legal Issues

Social Services of General Interest and EU Law

Universal Service Obligations: Fulfilling New Generations Of Services of General Economic Interest

Public Service Obligations – protection of public service values in a national and European context

Part III: Global Issues

Public Private Partnerships and Government Services in Least  Developed Countries: Regulatory Paradoxes

Universal Service Provisions in International Agreements of the EU: From Derogation to Obligation?

Conclusion