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The government and the support parties have agreed to seek an extension of the agreement with Post Danmark so that the company handles the nationwide universal service until and including 2022 with unchanged service level.For almost 400 years there has been a Danish postal service that has ensured that mail could be sent from all parts of the kingdom. Since the beginning of the 18th century the state has taken on the task of getting the mail forward in an increasingly fine-meshed network of postal routes all the way to the smallest islands.- Distribution of mail is an important societal task for which the current government is responsible for being solved. From around 1900 there has been direct distribution of mail throughout the country and there are still a large proportion of Danes who do not receive their mail digitally and therefore need to be able to receive their mail at the home address. It must be possible to get a letter from the family and it must be possible to write to the family no matter where in the country they live. Therefore the agreement with Post Danmark must be extended so that the Danes can be assured that the mail will come out while the political work to get a new long-term mail agreement in place continues says Minister of Transport Benny Engelbrecht.The government has for some time been negotiating with the parliamentary parties on a new permanent postal agreement. It is necessary because the postal market has changed so that there are far fewer letters than before and more parcels as a result of the increasing e-commerce. Post Danmarks handling of the universal service has become a loss-making business which currently requires support from the state. The basis for universal service is being examined by the EU Commission and further negotiations on a new postal agreement have been postponed until the Commissions inquiry is completed.Therefore the government the Socialist Peoples Party the Radical Left and the Unity List have entered into an agreement to seek the current temporary agreement with Post Danmark on the performance of the universal service extended. Compensation to the company for lifting the universal service must be approved by the Finance Committee. In addition the aid must be notified to the EU Commission
