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CEMR suggest better definition of services of general economic interest (SGEI)
The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) suggests a unique criterion to assess whether a service of general interest is of a commercial nature or not.
Speaking at the conference on public services organised by the European Socialist Party Group in the European Parliament (Brussels 15/16 February 2005), CEMR secretary general Jeremy Smith said there are two core problems with the current situation:
First, the assumption that a single set of rules should apply to all, from the largest pan-European network industry, to the smallest local public service. And second, the fact that the European Commission has not discussed the proper relationship ...
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