Brussels, 29/06/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into public support for Poland's universal postal service provider. The Commission has doubts whether Poczta Polska has correctly applied the proper cost allocation principles in evaluating the cost of the universal postal service. It also has doubts whether this evaluation prevents an over-compensation of the universal postal service, which could therefore be used to finance Poczta Polska's competitive activities. Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes commented, “The aid proposed by the Polish authorities can be wholly compatible with EU rules, but only if it is limited to the additional costs of providing the universal postal service and does not cross-subsidise the competitive activities of Poczta Polska”.