Usługi świadczone w ogólnym interesie gospodarczym w świetle polityki konkurencji Unii Europejskiej w latach 2009-2011
Services of general economic interest in the light of the European Union competition policy in the years 2009-2011

Summary/Abstract: Legal and economic aspects of Services of General Economic Interest in EU were discussed. Theoretical and empirical information came from European Commission and Office of Competition and Consumer Protection. Main beneficiaries of state aid in 2009-2011 were: United Kingdom (tenement housing sector, air transport), Latvia (waste and water services), Czech Republic (hospitals), Slovenia (long-term care), Slovakia (health centers, public broadcasting), Spain (hospitals, maritime transport). Poland supported sectors of transport (47%), energy (27%), waste and water management (10%), natural gas (8%). Clash between competition policy principles and priorities of EU entails the process of sectors’ liberalization determined by socio-economic and political factors, such as technological progress and a level of Member States’ economic development.

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