Proposals on viability of An Post
Proposals on the future viability of the post office service by the interdepartmental group: list of proposals
Read MoreTag: Europe
Swedish Post Office to sell its Bank
Posten (the Swedish Post Office) will sell its girobank to Nordbanken AB for approx. USD400m. This will give it a cash pile to invest elsewhere (it says it will be used to strengthen its finances).
Read MoreAn Post demand for post office subvention falls on deaf ears
The Government has rejected An Post’s demands to subvent its post
office network, but accepted the business is no longer viable in its
current form
FRANCE: AMF CRITICISES LA POSTE
The president of the Association of Mayors of France (AMF) has sent a letter to the Prime Minister to protest the temporary closure of several tens of La Poste’s offices and postal agencies, particularly in rural areas. The AMF says that La Poste is not fulfilling its postal public service assignment.
Read MoreDeutsche Post to launch internet stamps
Deutsche Post AG, the German post office operator, is to launch an
electronic stamp service in about four weeks’ time. The idea behind
the move was to help small and medium-sized companies which did not
want to spend money on franking machines but needed franking
services, but 25,000 applications, some from large companies, have
so far been made to Deutsche Post for internet stamps. Christian
Brockert of Deutsche Post said there was also a surprisingly high
number of individuals who had applied for the service.
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