On Friday 15 November, the European Commission authorised, under State aid rules, Poland’s plan to grant compensation to Poczta Polska for the performance of its universal postal service obligation over the period 2021-2025.
In 2015, Poczta Polska was entrusted with the provision of the universal postal service obligation for the period 2015-2025 but was not compensated for it over the period 2015-2020. In December 2022, Poland informed the Commission of its intention to grant Poczta Polska compensation of €865 million for the period 2021-2025.
In the Commission’s view, the scope of the universal service obligation is in line with the definition set out in the Postal Services Directive (the delivery, at post offices and mailboxes at least five days a week, of postal items up to two kilograms, postal packages up to 20 kilograms, registered letters and items for blind and partially sighted persons). The granting of the universal service obligation to Poczta Polska complies with the rules governing public service compensation and the Postal Services Directive. (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)