Posts Tagged ‘Europe’

bpost cleared for €300m in state aid through 2015

Friday, May 3rd, 2013

The European Commission has given the go-ahead to Belgium's bpost to receive EUR 300m in government funding to support its services from 2013 until 2015.

Underpaid postage "costs EU postal operators a billion a year"

Monday, April 29th, 2013

The issue of under-paid postage is costing European postal operators a combined $1bn a year, according to research from UK software firm Pinesoft.

2012 rate hike put UK stamps among Europe's most expensive

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013

The UK has jumped into the top six most expensive countries in Europe in which to send a basic domestic letter, according to Deutsche Post's latest study.

European postal sector commits to environmental responsibility

Friday, April 5th, 2013

European postal operators' association PostEurop met with high-level European Commission officials yesterday in Brussels to sign a declaration on the environmental commit...

European international mail service quality improved in 2012, says IPC

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013

Average delivery times for international mail within Europe has crept up a little more, according to the latest figures from the International Post Corporation.

DHL mobile app to track freight shipments in real time

Thursday, February 21st, 2013

DHL Freight has launched a new mobile phone application that can track road freight shipments across Europe in near real-time.

Cullen International launches benchmarking service for EU postal liberalisation

Friday, February 8th, 2013

All EU countries are required to have postal markets fully open to competition as of the start of this year, but have put in place very different legal frameworks for doi...