Apart from the election of Portugal to be a member of UPU Council of Administration (CA) and re-election to be a member of the Postal Operations Council (POC), the definition of the Bucharest World Postal Strategy for the next 4 years is one of the most relevant measures adopted in the 23rd UPU Congress, which was held from 15 September to 5 October 2004, in Bucharest (Romania).
The fifth objectives of this Strategy consist of the universal postal service, quality of service and efficiency of the postal network, markets and meeting customers’ needs, postal reform and long lasting development and interaction between the involved parties.
From other themes discussed and approved in this Congress, the following ones are hereby underlined: inter-congresses time reduction, to four years, the 24th Congress being scheduled to 2008, in Nairobi (Kenya); a new country classification system in line with that of the United Nations Development Programme for purposes of the improved Quality of Service Fund; the new terminal dues system; definition of a framework for the services to be provided by the extraterritorial offices of exchange; universal service fostering, with quality of service improvement and definition of a D+5 world standard for 50% of mail; CA proposals arising out of the High Level Group recommendations, aiming at the Union’s reform.
As to the CA structure, this body will have from now on three Committees: Committee 1 (Union’s Reform), chaired by Germany; Committee 2 (Regulatory Issues), chaired by Brazil; and Committee 3 (Finances), chaired by Nigeria. Portugal will probably chair a working group on issues that relate to the reformulation of the Acts of the Union, to be reported to Committee 1, following an invitation made by UPU international bureau.
The Postal Operations Council will have four Committees, Committee 1 (Rules and procedures) being chaired by Portugal. Committee 2 (Economic issues) shall be chaired by Cuba, Committee 3 (Operational issues) by India, while New Zealand shall chair the Committee 4 (Markets).
Further information:
- XXIII Congresso da UPU http://www.upu.int/congres/en/index.shtml
Related information on ANACOM's website:
- Portugal elected to UPU governing bodies https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=235005
- Edouard Dayan elected Director General of UPU International Bureau https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=233509
- Portuguese candidature to the UPU Board of Directors and Postal Operations Council https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=207811
- General framework https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=66803
