Regulating services in the european union vassilis hatzopoulos the first book to provide an overview of services regulation in the eu situates services regulation in its economic context providing the background necessary for understanding the eus legal developments. Yet regulating services and their international trade is notoriously complex and controversial for years the eus efforts were limited to sector specific regulation in key areas until the adoption of the general services directive in 2006 since then confronted by the limited success of traditional legal intervention the eus attentions more. Request pdf regulating services in the european union across the eu services are the cornerstone of the modern economy accounting for over 70 of national gdps and over 90 of new jobs . Regulating services in the european union by hatzopoulos vassilis across the eu services are the cornerstone of the modern economy accounting for over 70 of national gdps and over 90 of new jobs created