Basic principles. Despite disagreements expressed in plenary and areas of ambiguity in the final resolution, I see the debate at the European Parliament on services of general interest (SGI) and its conclusions as something positive. I do not think that the discontent of Greens and the French section of the Socialist Group detracts from this. Both the European Commission (whose President, José Manuel Barroso, was at pains to personally set out its views and plans) and the vast majority of...