PostNL calls for end to delivery duty as court rejects cash call - DutchNews.nl

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After more than 225 years, PostNL wants to abandon its legal obligation to deliver mail. Is that even possible, and what will it mean for everyone who still sends letters or cards?

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After the court ruled Friday that PostNL was not entitled to an advance on subsidies, the company announced it wanted to abolish the legally mandated mail delivery. During his rounds, mail carrier Mark Duin explains how his work has changed. He says he loves his job a few times.

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PostNL wants to be freed from its legal obligations to deliver mail. The company is doing so in response to a ruling by the Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal (CBb). This morning, the Tribunal ruled that the government is exempt from paying PostNL an advance subsidy of €30 million. PostNL had requested this from the government because the company is making losses on letter delivery. Costs are rising structurally, and the volume of mail has fall…

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Dutch Bpost competitor PostNL wants to abolish the legal obligations for mail delivery, which fall under the Universal Postal Service (UPS). The postal company announced this on Friday.

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ANP Image ANP PostNL wants to permanently abolish the legal obligations regarding postal delivery that fall under the universal postal service. The postal company has submitted an official request to the Minister of Economic Affairs. This step comes after the Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal definitively rejected PostNL's application for financial support on Friday. In February, the postal company had applied for a contribution of €68 million…