269 LEGAL PROFESSION ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS OF CONCENTRATION OF LOCAL SERVICES PROVISION IN HUNGARY By Istvбn Hoffman (Hungary) Author PhD, dr. habil. <...> Associate Professor, Eцtvцs Lorбnd University (Budapest), Faculty of Law, Department of Administrative Law H-1053 Budapest, Egyetem tйr 1-3. (Hungary), hoffman.istvan@ajk.elte.hu Abstract The public services have great importance in the modern economies, as well the local public services. <...> Firstly, the change of the policies on provision of local public services will be examined by the lecturer. <...> The “silent change” of the European regulation, which was based on the Altmark, Telekom Austria and the Stadt Halle decisions of the ECJ, has affeted the national policies. <...> In this review the transforming Volume 2 Оctober 2016 Issue 2(6) www.kulawr.ru 270 KUTAFIN UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW role of the public bodies and the concentration of the local welfare, educational and social services will be examined. <...> The opportunities (mainly, economy of scale, larger service provision units) and the threats (for example, information flow problems, inflexible service provision) will be shortly reviewed, as well. <...> The Frameworks of the Hungarian Local Public Service Delivery System .272 II.1. <...> A European Outlook: Concentration Tendencies in the Public Service Provision in Europe .275 III.3. <...> Concentration of the Provision of Municipal Public Services in Hungary .279 IV. <...> Changes of The Provision of Local Public Services After 2010 .284 V. Conclusion .286 Bibliography .289 www.kulawr.ru Volume 2 Оctober 2016 Issue 2(6) Istvбn Hoffman Opportunities and Threats of Concentration of Local Services Provision in Hungary I. INTRODUCTION The public services and the services with general interest have great importance in the modern economies, as well as in the local public services. <...> Table 1 The share of several public services and services with general interest in the Hungarian GDP in 2014 (in %)1 Year 2014 Water, sewage and waste 1.0% Electricity, gas, district heating, air conditioning 2.0% Public administration, defence, social security 8.4% Education Health and social care 4.7% 4.4% The regulation and management of these services have a great impact on the economic growth. <...> As the subject of the paper is very complex and it <...>