The EU has embarked on a rocky road towards full-scale liberalisation of postal services, with the European Commission suggesting the bloc should open up the €90 billion sector by 2009 - but with countries such as France, Italy and Spain likely to press for much slower reforms.
Under a proposal adopted by the commission on Wednesday (18 October), national postal operators will no longer have a monopoly over the distribution of any type of mail, including letters below the weight of 50 g...
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