Archive for the ‘Belgian Post’ Category
Belgian Post Morphs
Ahead of full liberalization that will put an end to the latest vestiges of its old monopoly come January 1, Belgium’s La Poste/De Post has morphed into bpost, a name that makes it distinct from its French counterpart and that the local press said was “English-sounding.” The bpost.be web site is up and live. The [...]
EC Investigating Belgian Post
The European Commission has opened an investigation into whether Belgium’s annual subsidies to La Poste meet its anticompetitive parameters. In February the Court of First Instance overturned the EC’s 2003 decision that the government had not overpaid the post to discharge its universal service obligation in outlying areas where delivery might not otherwise be commercially [...]