Social Services of General Interest in the EU

Abstract

Introduction.- Unity and Diversity of SSGIs in the European Union.- Welfare States and Social Europe.- Social Services of General Interest - the EU Competence Regime and a Constitution of Social Governance.- SSGIs and Solidarity: Constitutive Elements of the EU's Social Market Economy?- Free Movement of Services and the Right of Establishment in the Services Directive: Does EU Internal Market Law Transform the Provision of SSGIs?- Free Movement of Workers and Union Citizens.- Freedom to Fund?: The Effects of the Internal Market Rules, With Particular Emphasis on Free Movement of Capital.- The Concept of SSGI and the Asymmetries between Free Movement and Competition Law.- Public Distortions of Competition - The Importance of Article 106 TFEU and the State Action Doctrine.- Private Distortions of Competition and SSGIs.- Social Services of General Interest and the State Aid Rules.- Soft Law and Safe Havens.- Social Services of General Interest and the EU Public Procurement Rules.- Preserving General Interest in Healthcare through Secondary and Soft EU Law: The Case of the Patients' Rights Directive.- The Scope of the EU 'Pensions'-Directive: Some Background and Solutions for Policymakers.- The Political Economy of Regulating Longevity Insurance in the EU.- SSGIs in Sweden With a Special Emphasis on Education.- Social Services of General Interest in Germany.- Changes and Challenges in UK Social Services: Social Services of General Interest or 'Welfare' Services of General Economic Interest?- The Provision of Social Services in Italy between Federalization and Europeanization.- SSGIs in the Czech Republic.- Conclusions.- Table of Cases.