Tag: EU

EU Challenges Belgian Post's e-Mail Monopoly

Posted by | Mar 28, 2002 | |

The European Union Commission has launched legal proceedings against the monopoly of Belgium’s Post Office over registered email, reports de Tijd. The move follows a complaint from Hypertrust, a technology firm based in Leuven that wants to provide such services. A 1999 Belgian law gives De Post a monopoly on registered emails for administrative and legal procedures. But the Commission contends there is no justification for excluding competition from this market on security grounds.”

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More Competition in EU Postal Market

Posted by | Mar 13, 2002 | |

The European Parliament on Wednesday approved plans to inject more competition into the EU’s postal market. The assembly voted to accept measures agreed by EU governments last year to reduce the monopolies enjoyed by national postal services. Under the measures, from 2003 only items weighing less than 100 grams will be the exclusive domain of post offices unless a competitor charges three times the basic tariff. Current EU rules put the monopoly threshold at 350 grams.

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US extraterritorialises security plan

Posted by | Mar 1, 2002 | |

The US customs authorities are planning to reduce the number of tore ign seaports from which loaded containers can be shipped to the LS to only ten hubs worldwide. The measures are designed to prevent terrorists from smuggling arms or weapons of mass destruction into the country by sea.

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EU starts to deliver on reform of postal market

Posted by | Jan 31, 2002 | |

After more than a decade of wrangling, the European Union is edging gradually towards more competition in the postal market.

The European parliament is due, in March, to vote on whether to back an agreement hammered out last October by ministers from the 15 EU member states. This would increase competition in postal services in two stages starting in 2003, before a review as to whether to open the market completely from 2009.

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Economic recession leads to increase in Polish road haulage

Posted by | Dec 17, 2001 | |

Economic recession has hit the air express market in Poland and led to an unexpected surge in road haulage services. “Due to the economic downturn, companies are cuthng costs and air express is now seen as an expensive option,” says Ian Cummings, director of DHL Poland. “We have seen heavier weight shipments of between 50 to 100kg moving from air to road.”

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