Ministers of communication from the 15 European Union member states voted on Monday to increase competition in the postal sector after 12 years of wrangling over the issues. However, they avoided commitments on total market opening.
In a move described as a "major victory" by both the European Commission and France, the most hesitant member state, ministers agreed that the market for letters should be further opened in 2003 and 2006 but that complete liberalisation, planned for 2009, sh...
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