Eight European private postal operators plan to set up an association to promote furtherliberalisation of the postal market while jointly securing their businesses in Europe, according to
InPost, the largest private postal operator in Poland.The postal operators are meeting in Cracow, Poland, on 25-26 May to discuss the liberalisationof postal markets in the EU countries. The purpose of the meeting is to start a dialogue onestablishing a European association of alternative postal operators, said host company InPost.
With the main focus on their countries’ present situation, the representatives of alternativepostal operators in the Czech Republic, Finland, Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Slovakiaand the UK are sharing their experiences on actions that have been taken on partially liberalisedmarkets.
The main task of the planned association would be to boost the activities of alternative postaloperators in co-operation with the European Commission and domestic institutions regulating themarket, as well as to promote the rules of the free market in the given EU countries. In addition,the delegates will attempt to establish a common position and interests in relation to theliberalisation process of the postal sector in the EU and the activities of the privilegedstate-owned postal operators.
Rafal Brzoska, CEO InPost, said: “InPost is eager to engage itself in industry events. Moreover,participating in international conferences allows us to observe tendencies on world’s postalmarkets. The issue of creating an international organisation acting as a communication platform anda forum of expertise has been in the mouths of alternative postal operators for a long time. Themeeting in Cracow will be an excellent opportunity to initiate the creation of a group unifyingtheir interests. This is a project that can contribute to the many positive changes in the sector.”& amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; lt; /p>
“Creating an institution aiming to promote further liberalisation of the postal market is anatural consequence of its dynamic development,” according to Michel Barnier, the EuropeanCommissioner for Internal Market and Services. He supports full and accurate introduction of postaldirectives, based on unified regulations for all EU countries.
