Posti in talks to deliver government mail through its digital mailbox
16 October 26
Michael van Maris van Dijk
Posti, the Finnish universal service provider, announced it is in talks with the government to provide official communications through its OmaPosti digital mailbox service. The announcement followed the entry into force of an act amending the law on electronic administrative services on 1 September 2026.
BIPT approves bpost’s 2027 retail prices but renews concerns over the price cap
14 October 26
Virginie Alloo
Bpost’s retail tariffs will rise by a weighted average of 8.76% in January 2027, with a possible additional increase later in the year. BIPT approved the tariff increases under the statutory price cap but criticised the price cap mechanism provided for in the Belgian postal law.
AGCOM proposes tightening of quality targets on Italian postal services
12 October 26
Peter Dunn
The Italian postal regulator proposed new quality measures and more stringent targets for universal postal services, in particular to: tighten the primary quality standard to 95%; introduce a new regional sub-cap target; introduce a secondary target for parcel traffic; and introduce a quality target for the distribution of periodicals and newspapers.
BIPT finds that Bpost complied with its public service obligations in 2025
06 October 26
Virginie Alloo
The Belgian postal regulator concluded that Bpost complied with its public service obligations included in the seventh management contract between the Belgian state and the postal operator. According to Bpost’s reporting, the operator’s performance exceeded almost all targets for the monitored public service requirements.
Stakeholders exchange views on the future of European postal services regulation
05 October 26
Armen Ghalumyan
Participants in the ERGP stakeholders forum largely agreed that the future regulatory framework should establish minimum EU-level rules for the postal universal service, while providing member states sufficient flexibility to adapt it to their specific national circumstances. However, there was no consensus on whether parcels delivery should be regulated or not, given the existence of strong competition in that market.
France: ARCEP calls for more granular postal quality monitoring
29 September 26
Virginie Alloo
The French government has set the quality of service targets for La Poste’s universal service in 2026. ARCEP, the national postal regulator, took note of the new targets and measurement methods but asked again for local quality indicators in addition to national ones. In addition, the government’s order has removed the previous D+3 and D+5 indicators for intra-EU cross-border mail.