Obsessed as it is by the principles of free competition, the Commission has a tendency to consider services rendered by the public service as pure commodities, without taking into account the social needs to which they are a response, and the specific historical features which have in many cases given rise to them.
Komissiolla, jolle vapaa kilpailu on pakkomielle, on taipumusta pitää julkisen sektorin tarjoamia palveluja tavallisina kauppatavaroina ottamatta huomioon sosiaalisia tarpeita, joihin nämä palvelut vastaavat, tai historiallisia ominaispiirteitä, jotka ovat vaikuttaneet niiden syntyyn.