A European Commission decision published yesterday has given France two months to correct the relationship between La Poste, the French post office, and mailing companies. The Commission says La Poste is both a competitor of these private companies and their partner due to the postal monopoly.
Read MoreFrench transport minister Jean-Claude Gayssot wants to see a vast logistics branch in France, but this seems a long way off. The acquisition by Geodis of a 15 per cent stake in parcels delivery group Sernam, a subsidiary of railway group SNCF, is still being negotiated and is a small step towards the creation of such a branch.
Read MoreThe European Commission has given the French government two months in which to set up an independent regulatory body to ensure that fair trading reigns in the French postal services market. More specifically, the new authority will prevent the French post office (La Poste) from imposing tariffs and conditions on this market to the detriment of private courier companies
Read MoreA new hub at Metz has enabled DHL to roll out two new next-day products to main cities
Read MoreMartin Vial, chairman of the French post office (La Poste), is currently preparing both the organisation’s employees and the general public for the change of status which La Poste will undergo as the deregulation of the European postal sector continues. Paradoxically, the biggest change is expected to take place in the field of financial services, which currently contribute around 20 per cent of La Poste’s earnings and employ approximately 60,000 of its 300,000 staff.
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