Tag: Europe

The FFPI welcomes the German Competition Authority’s decision to stop discrimination in mail preparation services

Posted by | Feb 14, 2005 | |

The Free and Fair Post Initiative (FFPI) welcomed the decision taken today by the German Cartel Office ordering Deutsche Post to allow competition in the area of mail preparation services, as foreseen by EU rules. The FFPI has in the past raised its concerns about existing restrictions in the German postal market and considers that the action taken by the Cartel Office is a significant step towards establishing a level-playing field for postal services in Germany. This decision addresses a distorting situation whereby Deutsche Post abused its monopoly by refusing to grant competitors rebates for collecting and sorting business mail, harming both smaller providers and ultimately postal users. “Today’s decision launches a positive messages for
alternative operators, particularly SMEs, and users of postal services. It is also in line with and supportive of the European Commission’s efforts in ensuring that EU competition rules are respected and in promoting the attainment of an open and dynamic European postal market” commented FFPI President, Philippe Bodson.

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UK Royal Mail’s autumn first class letter deliveries among the best on record

Posted by | Feb 14, 2005 | |

Royal Mail’s performance during the busy Autumn period was the best in almost ten years, giving the company a solid base to build on for the future. New figures show 91.9% of First Class letters were delivered the working day after posting, a similar performance to that achieved between July and September when volumes are lower and transport less vulnerable to bad weather. Every one of Royal Mail’s fifteen performance measures for letter and parcel services showed significant improvements from last year. On a cumulative basis 12 of the fifteen measures have been maintained or improved. Chief Executive Adam Crozier said, “This is a tremendously encouraging result for everyone in Royal Mail and for our customers, but we know we have more to do. These results clearly buck the usual seasonal trends and show a continuing improvement in underlying performance during the busiest three months of the year.

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TPG, France’s La Poste in joint bid for Belgian post stake

Posted by | Feb 13, 2005 | |

Dutch postal group TPG and French state-owned La Poste have formed a consortium to bid for a stake in Belgium’s state-owned postal service, Le Soir newspaper reported on Saturday. Deutsche Post World Net AG and the Swiss and Danish postal services are also potential bidders. The Belgian government will confirm the list of candidates in early March, and hopes to chose the winning bidder by the summer, the newspaper said.

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Deutsche Post faces order to open mail market to competition immediately

Posted by | Feb 13, 2005 | |

Deutsche Post World Net AG will receive a letter from Germany’s cartel office Monday stating it may no longer prohibit competitors from collecting, sorting and franking commercial letters that weigh less than 100 grammes, Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported in an unsourced pre-release of tomorrow’s edition. Deutsche Post is scheduled to lose its monopoly at the end of 2007 as part of an EU-wide move to liberalise the market for mail delivery.

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Dutch Post to opt back in to EU cross-border deal?

Posted by | Feb 12, 2005 | |

Dutch postal operator TPG Post will join new talks on cross-border mail services, six years after it opted out of a European price agreement for delivering mail to and from other EU countries. Jan Sertons, distribution and international relations manager at TPG Post, said the company wanted to reach a “customer- and market-orientated solution” when the current REIMS agreement runs out at the end of 2006. He told a Brussels legal conference on February 10 that staying out of REIMS meant TPG Post had won lower tariffs and better quality of service.

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