Glos says Germany will stick to plans to end Deutsche Post mail monopoly

Economy Minister Michael Glos said Germany is sticking to its plans to end Deutsche Post AG’s monopoly on mail delivery operations by the end of this year.

Glos’ comments came amidst calls by Social Democratic politicians and trade unions to allow Deutsche Post to keep its monopoly on the grounds that other European countries have not yet made any significant moves to liberalise their own postal services.

Deutsche Post still enjoys the monopoly of delivering mails weighing less than 50 grams.

‘We need open postal markets. That is an advantage for consumers,’ he said in a speech at an international cartel conference.

Glos said the oft-touted scenario of ‘an invasion of foreign postal firms in the German market is not a realistic threat’.