@article{2016:reck:practioner, title = {Practioner’s statement – The value of public services in Europe}, year = {2016}, note = {Services of General Interest are a key pillar of social and territorial coherence in the European Union. They enable the functioning of the European society and economy. The following article shows the importance of Public Services in Europe. It emphasises the additional value of local public utilities by illustrating their contribution to the Europe 2020 strategy and draws the attention to the impacts of the economic crisis and the current development in the public sector.}, journal = {ZögU Zeitschrift für öffentliche und gemeinwirtschaftliche Unternehmen}, pages = {17--25}, author = {Reck, Hans-Joachim}, volume = {39}, number = {1-2} }