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Article: POSTAL SERVICES: EEA SCORNS BELGIAN MERGER.(Government Activity)(International Pages)(Brief Article)
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- European Report
- Article date:
- April 5, 2000
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The European Express Association feels the merger between ABX and the Belgian postal operator falls into a different category, though. In this case, the Post Office (which, like all EU national champions, enjoys a monopoly for letter distribution) and the ailing railway, SNCB, (which is still subsidised by state aid) plan to co-operate after talks between the Post Office and other European counterparts fell apart. Despite the fact that the rail operator receives state aid for its monopoly activity, public transport by train, it has been actively involved in taking over and/or buying stakes in companies operating in the transport sector, such as Thyssen Haniel Logistic ...