Swedish court confirms that individually negotiated postal services are not tax-exempt
22 July 24
Michael van Maris van Dijk
The Swedish court of appeal has found that postal services whose tariffs have been individually negotiated do not fall under the universal service obligation. These services are therefore subject to value added tax.
Czech Post applies to continue as the universal postal service provider until 2029
17 July 24
Monika Kačeriaková
Czech Post submitted its application to continue as the designated provider of the universal postal service for another five years. The scope of services included under the universal service obligation will remain mostly unchanged.
ERGP investigates potential access issues in the parcel delivery segment
15 July 24
Celine Senay
On 25 June 2024, the European Regulators Group for Postal Services published a report on access to the infrastructure for the delivery of parcels. In particular, the report focused on out-of-home (OOH) delivery solutions, especially parcel lockers and pick-up drop-off (PUDO) points.
Postal stakeholders discuss vulnerable postal users at ERGP workshop
15 July 24
Michael van Maris van Dijk
At a public workshop held in Vienna on 20 June 2024, postal stakeholders and policymakers identified several different vulnerable groups which could be subject to special legal protections in a possible future revision of the EU postal regulatory framework.
The ERGP organised the workshop, which was open to stakeholders from the postal industry for the first time.
Second chamber of German parliament approves new Postal Act but asks for better protection of workers
05 July 24
Dieter Kronegger
The second chamber of German parliament, the Bundesrat, approved the new Postal Act but asked for better protection of workers in the parcel sector. The new postal law will enter into force after publication and will fully replace the Postal Act 1997. It will amend the postal universal service and rules for market access, and will strengthen the role of BNetzA, the German regulator.
Commission's postal study aims for comprehensive list of possible policy options and an assessment framework
01 July 24
Armen Ghalumyan
The main outputs of the European Commission's study on the future of the postal sector should be a comprehensive list of possible policy options and the establishment of a framework that will enable the impact of such policy decisions to be assessed. The third workshop on the study, held in Brussels and online on 26 June 2024, discussed the draft conclusions on these and other matters with postal stakeholders.