Press Release: State aid: Commission approves two public service compensation measures for the French post office

On 26 May 2014, the European Commission concluded that tax relief granted by France to the French post office (La Poste) to ensure that a high density of postal services was maintained over the period 2013-2017 was in line with EU rules on state aid. It had also authorised the payment of a grant to fund La Poste's task of transporting and delivering the press over the period 2013-2015. The Commission considered that the two aid measures are not likely to unduly distort competition in the Single Market, in particular because they only partially offset the net costs of the public service tasks incumbent on La Poste.