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"en.20110705.34.2-542-500"2
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"Social services of general interest (SSGIs) belong to the category of services of general interest (SGIs), and under the prevailing interpretations are sometimes incorrectly included in the category of ‘economic’ services. In addition to the features they share with SGIs, SSGIs and their users can also be defined according to several specific characteristics. In addition to health services and generally accessible services, SSGIs also include, on a legal basis, supplementary services provided directly to the individual and fulfilling a preventative role and a role in social cohesion and social inclusion, as well as implementing fundamental social rights. High-quality universal services, such as health, education and childcare services, and basic network services, such as transport, energy supply and telecommunications, ensure a healthy, active, integrated and inclusive society, as well as being important for higher levels of participation in the labour market and for the development of a competitive social market economy. The public bodies involved in the provision of SSGIs, or granting the right to use them, need a clear legal basis for this area. Voluntary organisations and social economy enterprises that provide SSGIs and have few resources and limited management structures may get into financial difficulties again due to bureaucratic requirements. In my opinion, it would therefore be appropriate to propose and draw up a secure and flexible framework for SSGIs, using the instruments we have available, with the aim of ensuring that rules intended for the regulation of commercial enterprises support rather than hold back the social objectives of the EU."@en1
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