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Member Newsletter In this issue April 2006 News in Brief 1 Management 2 Board Key Editorial Decisions In view of the Plenary PostEurop 2 Dear Members and PostEurop supported several colleagues, initiatives in the field of Assembly taking place in Agenda social responsibility. It is the Kyiv, Ukraine, the next issue In the first quarter of 2006, first sectoral trade of the Newsletter (due end PostEurop’s revised strategy Ongoing 3 association to adhere to the of June 2006) will focus on has been deployed actively Activities European Alliance for Ukrposhta and Ukraine. By and significant achievements Corporate Social that time, you will also have can already be acknow- HQ Projects 6 Responsibility launched by received one or more copies ledged. the EC on 22 March. It also of PostEurop’s Annual Review Postal People 6 The European Commission actively contributed to the 2005 andText detailedof editorial has informed PostEurop that Accident Prevention information on the future it would take its position Conference and Exhibition PostEurop website and Member’s 7 into account regarding organised by the Social Extranet. Forum aviation security regulation Dialogue Committee of the amendments. Two position postal sector. Focus on 8 papers on the WIK and You will find more detailed ECORYS Studies have been information of all published with regard to the PostEurop’s activities and Marc Pouw, preparation of a possible meetings in the next pages. Secretary General Third Postal Directive by the Commission. News in Brief CTT Correios de Portugal Cyprus Post introduces a Written, designed, edited and produced by PostEurop awarded EMS Silver Level SAP accounting system by UPU Following an agreement Editor-in-Chief: CTT received confirmation in signed with the Cyprus Aurélie Valtat March 2006 that it had branch of IBM Italia S.P.A. on attained Silver Level 1 March 2006 Contributions from: , Cyprus Post De Post/La Poste, TPG Post, according to the EMS will be equipped with a brand Makedonska Posta, ELTA, CTT TPG becomes TNT Cooperative’s Audit and new financial and Correios de Portugal, Measurement annual report management accounting On 6 February 2006, TPG Montenegro Post, showing EMS operators’ system using SAP-ERP Post changed its name to TNT Cyprus Post performance during 2005. software. The system should Post, slowly introducing the Other PostEurop Members be operational in December The contents of this colour orange in the Dutch having reached the Silver 2006. publication are compiled in postal landscape. The final Level this year include good faith. The publisher rebranding will take place on Cyprus, Czech Republic and accepts no responsibility for 16 October 2006, when Finland. None of our 43 Send us information on errors or omissions. Royal TPG Post officially Members has however made your postal operator’s becomes Royal TNT Post B.V. © PostEurop 2006 it to Gold. More info activities, we will publish More info them in this section. " Page 2 Management Board Key Decisions Related documents PostEurop’s Management Board met for its (WG) Chairs: Yme Pasma (TPG Post) as • PostEurop’s 62nd session on 7 March 2006 in Brussels. Chair of the Postal Retail Network WG, and organisational This meeting was preceded on the Kalle Tarien (Eesti Post) to head the Stake- structure previous day by a strategy meeting, holders / Industry Relations WG. aimed at assessing the implementation of A matrix for the ACCORD II Phase 2 was the Vilamoura strategy since its adoption presented to the Board. PostEurop Members in September 2005. In general, Board have been informed of the next steps and members perceived important progress, they are invited to prioritise the twinning and highlighted the following projects they would like to be involved in. achievements: The Board also decided that cooperation • Positive development of the strategy between Committees and WGs should be • Broad support from Members reinforced, and a document showing inter- • Important responsibility taken by relationships between WGs will be Board members circulated at the Chair and Vice-Chairs • Increased involvement of Members’ Workshop on 25 April in Brussels. experts and decision-makers in their area of expertise. The next Management Board will take place in Malta on 16 May, upon Maltapost’s Regarding general progress of the invitation. Among other issues, the Board Association’s activities, the Board will examine PostEurop’s budget and approved the following Working Group decide on contribution classes for 2007. Agenda 2006 April May AgendaJune 2006 Agenda dates in bold 1-7 - UPU Postal Operations 4-5 - Crisis and Security 1- International DM correspond to events Council, Bern, Switzerland Managers’ WG meeting, Conference on EU best April May June organised by PostEurop 3 - Restricted Unions Malta practices, Budapest, Hungary or PostEurop Members meeting, Bern, Switzerland 5 - SRC meeting (sustainable 6-7 - CEO Postal Forum, Riga, development), Brussels, Latvia Agenda dates in bold 11 - RCC seminar on “Development of Postal Belgium 12 correspond to events - WTO /GATS WG Services Market” (19-20), 10-12 - World Mail and meeting, Brussels, Belgium organised by PostEurop Riga, Latvia Express Europe Conference, or PostEurop Members 13-14 - CEPT Assembly, Bonn, 25 - PostEurop Chairs and Paris, France Germany 16 Vice-Chairs Workshop, - 63rd Management Board 22 - Postal Social Dialogue Brussels, Belgium meeting, Malta Committee Plenary meeting, 25-26 - Quality of Service 16 - Services of General Brussels, Belgium Workshop, Warsaw, Poland Interest WG meeting, 28-29 - Wider Europe WG 27-28 - BvDP Conference on Brussels, Belgium meeting, Belgrade, Serbia Market Success with Postal 16 - Standardisation WG and Montenegro Services, Praha, Czech meeting, Brussels, Belgium Republic 17 - Customer Forum, Portoroz, Slovenia 18-19 - 3rd Central European DM Congress, Portoroz, Slo- venia 22-23 - Health WG meeting, Bonn, Germany 31 - Customer Relations WG meeting, Budapest, Hungary April 2006 Member Newsletter Page 3 EAC Activities Since January 2006, the results of the EC’s 2nd The Aviation Security WG European Affairs EAC has been active in horizontal evaluation was satisfied with the EC’s Committee (EAC) promoting PostEurop report on the “Performance reaction to its December Members’ interests in the of Network Industries 2005 position paper. The Chair: Francesca Coratella European regulatory field providing Services of Commission agreed to deal (Poste Italiane) and in sharing information General Economic separately with security Vice-Chair: David Pilking- among its Working Groups Interest”. Of the eight issues in cargo and mail as ton (Royal Mail) and on existing projects and network industries analysed, regards the amendment on Damian Frankiewicz initiatives, to ensure postal services is the one the restricted access (Poczta Polska) maximum exposure of its with the highest customer regulation EC/622/2003. achievements. satisfaction rate (77%), and considered to be affordable As explained in detail in the On 10 March 2006, the EAC by 88% of the people 3rd Services Directive organised its first Plenary interviewed. Read the EC Monitoring Bulletin available meeting organised by Poste Report Italiane in Rome. The attendees were thoroughly Both the PostEurop’s position papers on WIK and ECORYS Studies briefed on regulatory WTO/GATS PostEurop issued two position papers on postal operators’ matters dealt with by the and the views of the future EU postal market environment. different WGs. Aviation PostEurop particularly regrets that the market and Security WGs regulatory models have been studied separately without The Postal Directive WG met on the European Commission creating a synthesis of the two. presented PostEurop’s 21 March position papers on the 2006 at Read the position paper on the WIK Study ECORYS and WIK Studies, PostEurop Read the position paper on the ECORYS Study approved at WG level. Headquarters These position papers were in Brussels. Read the WIK and ECORYS Studies published on 22 March 2006 The former and communicated to key EU invited stakeholders involved in the Francesco Meggiolaro to Members only, postal development of the 3rd (DG Trade) and Regine Stöldt services have been Postal Directive. (DG Markt) to explain the excluded from the scope of new multilateral approach the Services Directive as analysed The WG also adopted in the Doha Round proposed by the EC on debates at the European of negotiation (the 4 April 2006. However, some Parliament (EP) on the “collective request” ambiguous legal points Ferber Report which was submitted for postal and remain on the parallel adopted in February 2006. courier services). PostEurop application of both texts to The political signal sent out Members have expressed the postal sector. In case of by the EP to the Commission their view that the postal conflict, however, the to respect the evaluation and courier services sector is Postal Directive clearly process of the 2nd Postal more than just express deliv- prevails. Directive was considered by ery services and that the the European postal sector whole sector must be given as a significant element in adequate reflection in the CONTACT US view of which future EU ‘compromise’ that the EC regulatory debates could be will negotiate with its For information requests, contributions to gauged. trading partners at the latest the Newsletter, advertising, press releases, in October 2006. 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