French parliamentarians call for a new postal law to adapt to changing user needs
11 August 26
Virginie Alloo
The information report by the National Assembly’s finance committee has made a range of non-binding recommendations focusing on La Poste’s four public service missions, including the universal service. Among other aspects, the report recommended setting D+4 as a quality of service standard for the economy class letter delivery from 2028, instead of the current D+3.
Estonia’s new postal law removes domestic parcels from the scope of the universal service and introduces cost-oriented retail pricing
06 August 26
Merilin Kasesalu
Estonia’s postal reform modernised the universal service framework, simplified market–entry requirements and updated service delivery rules. The affordability-based pricing principle will be replaced by cost-oriented pricing. Domestic parcel delivery will be removed and delivery of periodicals will be added to the universal service’s scope.
Belgian regulator sees benefits in a guaranteed postal service but calls for clearer requirements
28 July 26
Virginie Alloo
The legislative proposal under consideration would require Bpost, the universal service provider, to ensure the provision of a postal service guaranteed even at times of major disruptions but under conditions different from those currently applicable to the universal service.
EU Advocate General finds that Amazon Italia provides postal services
21 July 26
Peter Dunn
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.
Commission approves state aid for La Poste’s post office network despite late notification by France
15 July 26
Virginie Alloo
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.
European postal developments – 2Q 2026
14 July 26
Armen Ghalumyan
Main developments on postal policy and regulation in Europe in the three months from April to June 2026