Hi Joel, the #EU *has* required steps which led to privatisation (from a Commons Library Research Paper) "The European Postal Services Directive 1997 led to the introduction of competition in the postal market including the removal of the monopoly for delivery of letters in 2004" https://twitter.com/JoelTaylorhack/status/1038902769317498880 …
Requiring introduction of competition and abolishing public ownership are different things though.