How does the SAAP fit in with the work on Services of General Economic Interest ?
The State Aid Action Plan underlines the importance of effective and high quality Services of General Economic Interest (SGEI) as a key component of the European social model, and one which is safeguarded in the current Treaty. At the same time, it reiterates that compensation granted to make the performance of public service missions feasible should not lead to overcompensation and undue distortions of competition. Last year, the Commission began a consultation process on services of general economic interest, notably with the European Parliament and the Member States. The state aid action plan confirms that the Commission will adopt several texts to provide legal certainty on these principles.
