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. Welcomes the Commission's approach to the reform of state-owned enterprises in developing countries, which does not conceal the perplexities and uncertainties involved in the process, particularly the difficulties of reconciling privatisation measures with guaranteed equal access for all to services of general interest at an affordable price; considers, however, that the Commissi
on should rely more heavily on EU experience and should not refuse (as it has done so far) to carry out a transparent, public and openly debated assessment of the effect which
...[+++] liberalisation has had on employment, on the quality and the extent of the services provided and on working conditions in Europe; 3. accueille favorablement l'approche de la Commission concernant la réforme des entreprises publiques dans les pays en développement, qui ne ferme pas les yeux sur les imprécisions et les incertitudes du processus, notamment les difficultés de concilier les mesures de privatisation et la garantie d'un accès égal pour tous et peu onéreux aux services d'intérêt général et qui indique clairement que la Commission s'efforce d'être objective;