Belgian Post Group

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De Post / La Poste is the Belgian organization responsible for the delivery of mail, national and international. The Belgian Post Group is one of the largest civilian employers in Belgium. Today it provides a range of postal, courier, direct marketing, banking, insurance and electronic services in a highly competitive European market.

1 Recent Changes
2 Mission statement
3 Values
4 Legal aspects
5 External links

[edit] Recent Changes

In January 2006, Post Danmark and CVC Capital Partners signed an agreement with the Belgian Government on the acquisition of 50% minus one share in the Belgian Post for €300 million. Post Danmark had been selected by the Belgian Government a partner because it would assist De Post-La Poste in modernizing the company. The Belgian Government, De Post-La Poste, Post Danmark and CVC have prepared a joint plan for developing the Belgian Post over the coming years. The target is for De Post-La Poste to be among the leading and most efficient postal services in Europe.

[edit] Mission statement

The activities of De Post-La Poste are oriented to the maxim ‘We build our future’. There are several reasons for that.

WE. Ours is a team effort. Every single De Post-La Poste employee makes a difference.

WE BUILD. We work hard for our customers. We give the best of ourselves.

WE BUILD OUR FUTURE. A future that isn’t inevitable. A future that we control.

[edit] Values

A number of these are traditional values that De Post-La Poste employees have always taken to heart. Others are new values that each and every employee will have to assimilate to meet the challenges that tomorrow holds for the company.

Earning trust,

Being close-by,

Meeting agreements,

Confronting challenges,

Providing opportunities, taking initiatives,

Working together to achieve results,

Keeping it simple.

[edit] Legal aspects

By Royal Decree of 17 March 2000, La Poste cast off its status of autonomous public enterprise to adopt the status of a public limited liability company. Its public service missions are all described that it concluded with the Belgian State.