Further Information

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EUROPA’s glossary defining ‘Services of General Interest’
http://europa.eu/scadplus/glossary/services_general_economic_interest_en.htm

Information on the Lisbon Treaty
http://europa.eu/lisbon_treaty/index_en.htm

Commission Decision (2005/842/EC) on the application of Article 86(2) of the EC Treaty to State aid in the form of public service compensation granted to certain undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:312:0067:0073:EN:PDF

White Paper on Services of General Interest
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2004:0374:FIN:EN:PDF

Green Paper on Services of General Interest (2003)
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2003:0270:FIN:EN:PDF

Communication from the Commission on the Services of General Interest in Europe (COM 96/443)
http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/cons_int/serv_gen/serv_int_gen06_en.pdf

Communication from the Commission: Accompanying the Communication on "A single market for 21st century Europe"
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2007:0725:FIN:EN:PDF

Communication of General interest (COM(2007)724)
http://ec.europa.eu/services_general_interest/interest_en.htm

Progress since the 2004 White Paper on services of general interest
http://ec.europa.eu/services_general_interest/docs/sec_2007_1515_en.pdf

Social services of general interest
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/spsi/ssgi_en.htm

Communication from the Commission (COM (2006) 177): Implementing the Community Lisbon programme: Social services of general interest in the European Union
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/spsi/docs/social_protection/com_2006_177_en.pdf