The European Parliament and EU governments are likely to clash over national postal monopolies, as the assembly has endorsed plans to open the EU market for delivering light-weight letters and postcards to full competition from 2011.
On Wednesday (11 July), a broad majority of MEPs – 512 in favour and 155 against – set 31 December 2010 as the deadline for eliminating any remaining monopolies on mail weighing below 50 grams, the last category where postal companies face no rivals.
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