Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-11-15-Speech-2-434-579"
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"Public services are essential for Europe’s citizens as they meet basic needs. As the European rules applicable to their funding are about to expire, it is time to reform them. That is why the European Parliament has adopted recommendations for reform in an own-initiative report addressed to the European Commission. It is, in fact, up to the European Commission, which acts as the competition authority, to reform these rules. As the rapporteur for the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) on this issue, I welcome its adoption. We wished to send a strong message to the European Commission that public services should enjoy a clear, solid legal framework. It is important for public service providers, be they local authorities or private companies, to be able to provide accessible, quality services, whilst acting in accordance with the rules. Therefore, we have declared in favour of simpler, more transparent rules. We want to see eligibility criteria for State aid better adapted to local realities. We have also confirmed our desire to take into account the specific nature of the social services recognised in the Treaty of Lisbon."@en1
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