21/11/2005 (Agence Europe) - The publication of the communication by the European Commission on social services of general interest (SSGI) has been postponed to early 2006, due to a lack of consensus within DG Internal Market. This communication, which was announced in the White Paper on services of general interest (SGI), was to clarify the role of SSGI in the implementation of the fundamental social rights and social cohesion in the EU, and identify possible areas of friction between the application of Community law and the completion of missions of general interest and social protection. Furthermore, action plans are to be proposed in order to speed up the modernisation of these services.