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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7661

23 February 2000
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/postal services
Commissioner Bolkestein wants to pursue liberalisation of postal services while protecting universal service

Brussels, 22/02/2000 (Agence Europe) - European Commissioner Frits Bolkestein will be presenting in the first half of 2000 (probably before the Telecommunications Council on 2 May) his proposals for taking forward liberalisation of the postal sector. "The universal service -which concerns the availability of high-quality services at acceptable prices- is doubtless the most sensitive issue", he admitted on Monday, before the EP Committee on Regional Policy. "Provision of these services...

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