Tag: Correos

The Spanish national postal service, Correos, will be investigated by the Economy ministry for alleged abuse of its dominant position in the market. Following a complaint by 200 private-sector operators in the market, the restrictive practices authority will look into whether there is truth in allegations that the state-controlled company is attempting to remove competitors with practices that are illegal under article six of the law on the defence of competition.

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.