[PIO] The Assistant Commissioner for Communications and Chairman of the European Regulators Group for Postal Services chaired the "4th ERGP S

The Assistant Commissioner for Communications and Chairman of the European Regulators Group for Postal Services (ERGP), Mr Petros Galides, chaired the "4th ERGP Stakeholders Forum" conference organised in Brussels by the European Regulators Group for Postal Services (ERGP) in cooperation with the European Commission. The Forum took place on 27 September 2023 and was attended by about 150 stakeholders and actors ('Stakeholders') of the postal sector (Regulatory and other Authorities, postal operators, couriers, e-commerce platforms, European organisations, etc.).

The Conference provided the European Commission and the national Regulatory Authorities with the opportunity to exchange views with a wide range of stakeholders on important issues concerning the future of the postal sector, given the rapid and fundamental developments taking place in the market and in society.

Discussions based on expert presentations were held in three panels, the topics of which concerned the future of letter mail, the postal market in the European Union and its interconnection with the rest of the world, and the reflection on whether the postal sector needs specific regulation to take account of the changes taking place. The interesting presentations and discussions were complemented by a keynote speech by Kerstin Jorna, Director General of DG GROW (Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) of the European Commission, who contributed to an in-depth discussion on some of the key issues facing the sector.

The conference also saw the presentation of the ERGP Work Programme for 2024 by the successor to the ERGP Presidency and head of the Swedish National Regulatory Authority, Mr Dan Sjöblom.

About the ERGP

The ERGP (European Regulators Group for Postal Services) is composed of the 27 National Regulatory Authorities for Postal Services of the European Union and Regulatory Authorities of the European Economic Area and Candidate Countries. The ERGP advises and assists the European Commission in the development of the internal market for postal services and the uniform application of the Regulatory Framework in all Member States.

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