postal regulation

The Advocate General (AG) of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) gave his opinion that certain activities, carried out by Amazon in Italy, amounted to “postal services” within the meaning of the Postal Services Directive (PSD). The AG therefore advised that the CJEU should interpret the PSD as allowing member states to require organisations providing such activities to be subject to authorisation as a postal service provider.

The European Commission has approved France’s state aid of €531m to compensate La Poste for its territorial planning public service mission in 2023–2025. The aid covers La Poste’s cost of maintaining a high-density postal network going beyond the network required by the universal service.

Main developments on postal policy and regulation in Europe in the three months from April to June 2026

A new report published by the trade association representing European postal operators argues that the e-commerce parcels delivery market in the EU is largely competitive, which is demonstrated by several factors including the large number of operators active on the market, the apparent ease of market entry and the affordability of service prices.

The survey solicits information from postal business users, postal service providers and regulatory authorities. An additional survey asks NRAs to share information on the current implementation of the Postal Services Directive and the universal service requirements in EU member states.

The Swedish government has imposed new, slower quality of service obligations for universal service letter delivery. Under the new transit targets, at least 85% of domestic letters must be delivered within D+3 and 95% of domestic letters within D+5.