Postal stakeholders say regulators must support innovation in the sector
06 July 25
Michael van Maris van Dijk
Postal operators, regulators and other stakeholders gathered in Istanbul at a public workshop organised by the European Regulators Group for Postal Services on 1 July 2025 to discuss ‘the postal sector in a digital age: innovation and regulation’.
Denmark to provide funding for postal infrastructure on small islands
03 July 25
Michael van Maris van Dijk
The Danish Transport Authority, the postal regulator, is inviting eligible municipalities to apply until 29 August 2025 for funding to strengthen the postal infrastructure on small islands.
Funding is available to finance projects on islands with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants, where postal services are not provided adequately by the market.
ARCEP sets new universal services price cap for 2026—2029
03 July 25
Celine Senay
The French regulator, ARCEP, published a new pricing framework for postal universal services for the 2026–2029 period on 10 June 2025.
Explainer: EU rules on e-commerce delivery
27 June 25
Celine Senay
This explainer covers the main EU rules related to the delivery of physical goods ordered in the context of an online B2C transaction.
The rules involve online retailers/traders, consumers and parcel operators and apply at the different steps of the online selling process.
New Single Market strategy includes review of EU and national agencies
22 May 25
Javier Huerta Bravo
The European Commission’s strategy was accompanied by the fourth Omnibus Package, including draft amendments to the General Data Protection Regulation to exempt companies with less than 750 employees from record-keeping obligations. The Commission also proposed to postpone the due diligence requirements for batteries by two years.
ERGP recommends to re-assess the universal service scope and obligations in the future review of postal regulation
12 May 25
Armen Ghalumyan
The ERGP’s draft report on the outline of the future postal regulatory framework, released for public consultation, provides wide-ranging recommendations on various areas including universal service and user needs, definitions and scope, and the role of the ERGP.