Services of general interest in the European Union

• Autor: Laguna de Paz, José Carlos
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2016
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistaspuc:article/14847
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/derechopucp/article/view/14847
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: services of general interest; public services; regulation; competition; servicios de interés general; servicios públicos; regulación; competencia

(i) Since the eighties, the European Union has implemented a policy aimed to achieve that the services of general economic interest are truly integrated in the internal market. To this end, European regulation has liberalized and harmonized the legal framework of the main economic sectors. Significant progress towards European integration has been achieved. However, the internal market is still not truly effective. (ii) Conversely, non- economic services are primarily the responsibility of Member States. They are not covered by the internal market rules, although the general provisions of the Treaty are to be applied.