Irish parcel market revenues decreased slightly in 2023
06 November 24
Armen Ghalumyan
While the Irish parcel market recorded a 1% increase in total volumes in 2023, total parcel revenues dropped by 1% compared with 2022. Domestic parcels accounted for the biggest share of the market in 2023, with 63% of total volumes. On the other hand, total cross-border parcels made up 37% of parcel volumes and generated 56.9% of parcel revenues.
Lithuania expects to adopt a new postal law by the end of 2024
31 October 24
Armen Ghalumyan
The new draft postal law in Lithuania, expected to be adopted by the end of 2024, would revise the universal service price regulation, allow for easier amendment of the universal service delivery frequency and introduce new postal delivery rules.
Omniva to remain the universal postal service provider in Estonia until 2029
18 October 24
Merilin Kasesalu
Omniva, the Estonian incumbent postal operator, will continue to provide a universal postal service until 2029. The scope of the universal service was not changed under the new universal service licence.
German regulator consults on first price cap decision under the new Postal Act
11 October 24
Dieter Kronegger
The decision would allow Deutsche Post to increase its letter prices by about 10% and the prices for consumer parcels by about 7%. It will be the first decision to include business letter and consumer parcel prices. The new price caps would apply from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2026.
Portugal lightens quality targets for the postal universal service
11 October 24
Pedro Miranda
The Portuguese ministry of infrastructure lightened the quality of service targets that will apply from 1 January 2025 to Correios de Portugal (CTT), the postal universal service provider. The government’s new decision cuts down the number of current quality of service indicators from 24 to only seven.
Digital communications and changing user needs will continue to drive modernisation of the postal universal service
07 October 24
Armen Ghalumyan
The shift to digital communications and other changes in user needs will continue to be the main drivers for modernisation of the postal universal service. The changing postal market in Denmark led to the abolition of the universal service obligation since 1 January 2024. Participants in Cullen International’s postal briefing on 25 September 2024 discussed and exchanged views on whether the Danish example could be a precedent or an outlier for other European countries.