At present, the Single Market for Delivery of parcels and letters largely remains fragmented into domestic markets, with huge differences between the Member States: Consumers and shippers in different Member States face very different prices, service levels, and there are enormous differences in volumes per inhabitant. At present, there is no trend towards convergence of domestic parcel delivery markets into a Single Market.
This in-depth analysis prepared to IMCO committee’s Working Group on the Digital Single Market discussed current performance of parcel delivery in Europe as well as policy concerns about these markets. The report goes on to identify policy options, discusses the Commission’s proposed parcel regulation, and gives recommendations to improve and align the proposed regulation.
The report was published by the European Parliament on 1 December 2016 and is available for download.
