Ep 260: Postal Services Directive - and what it means for the delivery world

Anna Möller Boivie, Managing Director (Stockholm) at Copenhagen Economics, discusses proposals to change the EU Postal Service Directive: Who and what are covered by the Postal Services Directive Parcels are part of the USO (universal service obligation) in some markets Competition in the parcels sector - including domestic and cross-border Should parcels be regulated? Why the EC has a special interest in cross-border delivery in the European Union Publishing wholesale parcel pricing Regulation covering all carriers (of a certain size) - not just postal operators Amazon getting caught in the definition of a postal operator - and therefore being subject to regulation Standardising regulation and postal market definitions - including widening definition to include other operators such as Amazon Bottlenecks and market failures Next steps for the Postal Services Directive Environmental issues and the Postal Services Directive Letter delivery frequency and speed