Brussels, 10/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 10 October, the European Commission authorised aid planned by France to reform the way that pensions are paid for civil servants attached to the French postal service. However, this authorisation is conditional upon the respect of certain conditions, in order to ensure that La Poste and its rivals are competing on a level playing field as regards obligatory social and tax contributions. “At a time when further steps are being taken to...