Courtcase against Correos heightens tension in Spanish postal services sector

The court case presented by Asempre, the Spanish association of private postal service operators, against Correos, Spain’s publicly owned postal service operator, has heightened the existing tension in the country’s postal services sector. Correos has complained during the last few years that particular companies have acted illegally and has sent its complaints to Spain’s ministry for public works.

Correos accused Dutch group TNT, German postal services operator Deutsche Post and First Class Courier of snatching up activities which fell under its monopoly rights. The group had claimed that the three operators were using their own postage for letters sent by tourists staying at major hotels. Their postage was well below that of Correos, the group stressed. Correos is determined to take the case to the EU commission.