Services of general interest form an essential element of the European model of society as a way to increase quality of life and to overcome social exclusion and isolation. They are also at the core of the public debate touching the central question of the role public authorities and the...

This introductory article introduces the political notion of Services of General Interest in Europe with reference to an ESPON applied research project entitled ‘SeGI’ (‘Indicators and Perspectives for Services of General Interest in Territorial Cohesion and Development’) and also...

This paper proposes an inquiry into the availability of services of general economic interest in Romania, proposing a case study on the sewage service provision in the North-East region. The situation of this region is analysed in the context of interregional and intraregional disparities...

Services of general interest form an essential element of the European model of society as a way to increase quality of life and to overcome social exclusion and isolation. They are also at the core of the public debate touching the central question of the role public authorities and the...

Diese Untersuchung befasst sich mit der Rolle der Landwirtschaft im Bereich der ländlichen Daseinsversorgung. Zum einen wird untersucht, ob und wenn ja, inwieweit der landwirtschaftliche Sektor von dem demographischen Wandel tangiert wird. Zum anderen wird analysiert, in welchem Rahmen...

Contrary to private enterprises, public enterprises can be unaware of the impact of their performance when providing services to the public. This is often the case when a small array of choices is in citizens’ hands or coercion is the only possibility and a public service must be received and...

This paper addresses the legal and institutional issues generated by the organising and the provision of services of general interest (SGI) in Romania, with a special emphasis on the territorial distribution of competences and the derived responsibilities. It takes into consideration the...

Starting from the role that services of general interest play within the territorial cohesion policy, this paper proposes a case study focusing on the sewage services, addressed from the perspective of users’ accessibility. The analysis is undertaken in the North-East region of Romania, being...

Die Herstellung gleichwertiger Lebensverhältnisse in ländlich geprägten Grenzregionen stellt für Politik und Planung eine besondere Herausforderung dar. Neben demographischen Faktoren beeinträchtigen nationale Grenzen die Tragfähigkeitvon Angeboten der Daseinsvorsorge zusätzlich. Die...

Die Herstellung gleichwertiger Lebensverhältnisse in ländlichgeprägten Grenzregionen stellt für Politik und Planung eine besondere Herausforderung dar. Neben demographischen Faktoren beeinträchtigen nationale Grenzen die Tragfähigkeitvon Angeboten der Daseinsvorsorge zusätzlich. Die...