CONCEPT OF SERVICES OF GENERAL ECONOMIC INTEREST IN THE EU MEMBER STATES AND THE POSSIBILITIES OF ITS APPLICATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

Petrović Daliborka (Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business Studies in Pozarevac, Megatrend University), petrovic.daliborka@ymail.com

Topic of this paper is contemporary European concept of services of general economic interest and its application in two member states of European Union- Germany and England. Contemporary European Union concept of services of general economic interest is characterized by introduction of market mehanisms, competition and treatment of citizens as cosumers of services. On the basis of chosen examples, aim of this paper is to point at strategic commitment of the EU member states to strenghten the market competition in the filed of services of general economic interest. The review of the current regulatory framework in the field of public services in the Republic of Serbia aims to show the level at which the principles defined by the concept of services of general economic interest are integrated into national legislation.

Keywords: services of general economic interest, European Union, Republic of Serbia