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"The social dimension of our communities – particularly small and medium-sized ones – is more significant than their economic weight. In this vein, I would like to underline that some essential services, such as those relating to people’s health, the environment (including the water and waste cycles) and local public transport, should be thought of as directly connected to fundamental human rights. This is because they can be defined, in political terms, as public goods and services, even if they are managed by private entities. Making them more efficient, effective and economical, while pursuing increased and higher quality standards is another thing. Moreover, denying access to many sections of the population, especially the most vulnerable and neediest, whenever we apply the rules of the market plain and simple to these sectors is something else entirely. That is why, given their special status and social relevance, in the next reform being drawn up, we must retain a precise distinction between the rules that regulate State aid for services of general economic interest and the rules that govern other forms of State aid. The adopted report partly upholds this view."@en1
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