The implementation of the directive on postal services (Directive 97/67/EC), which is taking too long and is still incomplete, was described as unsatisfactory by the members of the European Parliament, who adopted an own-initiative report on the subject by a vast majority, on Thursday 15 September.
In particular, the MEPs stressed that the sector is still, in a great many member states, dominated by a historic player and the universal service providers. According to the adopted text, the...