15 years ago telephone services as well as air transport were public services of general interest. If there at the time had been a framework… Läs mer »Services of General Interest to be liberalised sector by sector. Gunnar Hökmark MEP
I should like to underline in this debate that there is no call in the report for a framework directive or a horizontal framework of… Läs mer »Speech in the plenary debate about services of general interest
Remarks by Gunnar Hökmark, MEP, Chairman of the Steering Group of European Friends of Israel (EFI) in the European Parliament and President of the Swedish-Israel… Läs mer »Speech at the launch of European Friends of Israel
– The aim is for the European Union to proceed with sectoral directives opening up the markets instead of a regulation safeguarding old monopolised public… Läs mer »Sectoral opening up of markets instead of protection for public monopolies
”The overall purpose of a special directive on services of general interest is to preserve and protect the services that exist, not to stimulate… Läs mer »Campaign to hinder competition is a campaign against the citizens
Not long ago airline carriers were considered supplying services of general interest. Subject to competition the sector provides increased availability to substantially reduced fares. Both… Läs mer »Better without competition? Public interest services – article in the European Voice
The new pattern of terrorism Most terrorist organizations have had local goals or ambitions that have been limited to a certain region or country. The… Läs mer »Fighting terrorism – contribution to EPP Working Group
It is the broad and strong policy of competition that is the best precondition for innovation. It is better to provide opportunities for thousands of… Läs mer »En bra konkurrenspolitik är det bästa stödet för innovationer – anförande i Europaparlamentet