On Tuesday 1 December, the European Commission decided, under EU State Aid rules, to approve the compensation Italy has paid the Poste Italiane to carry out its public service mission (‘universal service obligation’) during the period 2020-2024.
Margrethe Vestager, the Executive Vice-President responsible for Competition Policy, explained that the decision “enables Poste Italiane to continue delivering basic postal services across the Italian territory at affordable prices, without...