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Mr President, I very much welcome this opportunity to briefly inform the House on the state of play of the Community’s postal policy from the perspective of the Commission and to share with you my thoughts on how I see that policy developing in 2006. But first of all, I should like to thank Mr Ferber for his report, which is very timely, constructive, balanced and well informed. In fact, the findings of the report correspond with our own thinking. Like the report, we are convinced that postal reform in the European Union has brought about positive results for all players and has significantly contributed to the European Union’s competitiveness.
This directive has already paved the way forward by asking the Commission to submit this year three initiatives: a third report on the application of the Postal Directive, a prospective study about the impact of competitive postal markets on universal postal services, and a proposal on the future of EU postal policy. The shape of this proposal will be influenced by a number of factors. One of these, and perhaps the most important, is the impact of Community rules on the postal sector.
The Postal Directive, as amended, establishes balanced principles to allow a gradual phasing-in of competition while maintaining the necessary safeguards for the provision of a universal service. I must say in this context that developments to date provide no evidence supporting the need for a change to the deadlines set out in the Postal Directive. The year 2009 thus remains the reference date for our work.
The Commission will ensure that the enforcement of the Treaty provisions on competition will accompany the process of liberalisation. As far as the state aid rules are concerned, in July 2005 the Commission adopted a package of measures providing guidance on the principles under which it assesses public service compensation for services of general economic interest.
Furthermore, the Commission is fully aware of the social relevance of postal services and will pay particular attention to the situation of every Member State so as to be able to reach common ground. The results of the prospective study will help us in doing so and will contribute to the analysis of the conditions for a successful postal internal market.
Additional elements will be provided through the results of our recently conducted public online consultation on the future of European postal services. The Commission will continue its preparatory work in full transparency, and pursue its dialogue with all those involved.
This own-initiative report of the European Parliament represents a very good basis for further discussions. I very much welcome this initiative and I warmly thank Mr Ferber and his colleagues from the Committee on Transport and Tourism for the excellent work."@en1
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