According to CEDAG/FAMNA joint seminar, organized on November 24, 2009 in Stockholm, the impact of EU policies and regulations on the provision of social and health services has increased over the last years. Social services of general interest are often regarded as economic activities and therefore fall under EU competition and internal market regulations.

In the continuation to the Missing Link project (2006/07), which identified major cross-sectoral national associations in Europe, another meeting took place in Brussels on 21/22 July. Following the fruitful exchange in Brussels, Glasgow (June 2008) and La Rochelle (Sep 2008), the former Missing Link group is now coming together into the (Informal) European Network of National Associations: ENNA.