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.