Hr. formand, Kommissionens forslag om en yderligere gradvis og kontrolleret åbning af postmarkedet for konkurrence er hovedsagelig forsinket på grund af tjenestegrenenes omlægning, omfordelingen af ansvarsområder inden for Kommissionen og nødvendigheden af, at det nye kommissærkollegium tager disse spørgsmål op til overvejelse igen.
Mr President, the Commission's proposal on further gradual and controlled liberalisation of postal services has been delayed mainly because of the reorganisation and reallocation of duties within the Commission and the fact that the new Commission needs to re-examine the issues involved.