A landmark agreement has been reached by the European Parliament and Council on the reform of EU rules around customs that include new measures to tackle e-commerce from non-EU countries. What will it mean for consumers?
In August postal service providers Deutsche Post and DHL temporarily suspended the mailing of packages to the United States following new customs regulations. Services have resumed but new customs rules remain in affect.
Germany has approved 72 fully automated post office branches in locations around the country, with hundreds more to follow. So how will you be affected by the growth of automated postal services?
Deutsche Post’s ‘Mobile Briefmarke’ service lets you buy and use a stamp directly from your smartphone. No printer, no fuss – just your phone and a pen.
Germany's postal service announced Friday a raft of temporary restrictions on package deliveries to the United States due to tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.
Parts of western Germany have on Thursday been hit with extensive public sector strikes - including on local transport - and a further postal strike is taking place in various parts of Germany.
As yet another postal strike hits Germany on Tuesday, we look at why we're seeing so many work stoppages involving Deutsche Post and DHL workers at the moment.
Following a warning strike in major German cities, Deutsche Post employees in rural parts of Germany have also been called to walk out. It's resulting in major disruption across the country.
If you're expecting a letter this week, don't expect it to arrive on time. Mail and parcel deliveries are delayed as postal workers across Germany engage in strikes on Tuesday.
Door to door deliveries are expensive whereas dropping deliveries at parcel hubs and lockers is easier. Therefore DHL and other German postal service providers are planning to grow the number of pick-up lockers.
A reform to Germany's Postal Act has been passed by parliament, marking the first major change to the country's postal system since 1997. Going forward customers can expect letters to arrive a couple days later.
People living in DACH countries (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) can expect to receive their post more efficiently than anywhere else in the world - at least according to the latest Postal Development Report.
