Posta Româna
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CN Poşta Romănă SA is the national operator in the field of postal services in Romania, sole supplier of universal service in any point on the Romanian territory, providing prices accessible to all the users thereof and at high quality standards.
Poşta Romănă is active on the free market of value added postal and press services, as competitor, and performs collateral activities, required for performing in profitable terms the main objects of activity thereof, namely the external trade, supply, research and technological and information design, medical services, education and social-cultural services, etc.
. It was created from the need to spread the sovereigns’ orders up to the limits of the territory they owned. Sovereigns’ couriers used horses, dutifully given to them by the inhabitants of the transited villages and towns.
The first document attesting the existence of postal services in our lands is "The Charter" issued by Sovereign Mircea the Elder
, in 1399, at Giurgiu
. By this, localities were required to provide the royal couriers with transportation means, horses and two wheels carts, named remount.
At the beginning, the post was mainly based on the transportation of travellers and official mail of the high seniors and sovereigns.After 1850, in the administrative cities, the urban postal stations were converted into post offices. At that time, there were 30 postal routes, with postal stations, having Craiova as joint centre. Since 1852, the mail service for private individuals is organized, under the supervision of the Ministry of Finances.
On July 23rd, 1862, the 527 Decree was issued regarding the unification of the postal administrations of Moldavia and Muntenia, starting with August 1st, 1862. Following the unification, the general directorate management is entrusted to Panait Sevescu, who was had been also managing Muntenia branch since December 1860.
In 2004, Romania organised the 23rd UPU Congress, an event that set the policy and strategy for the international postal activity in a time of rapid change of the global postal business, having the ultimate goal of shaping the worldwide infrastructure that has to be dynamic, competitional and customer focused.
Poşta Română is a founding member of the Universal Postal Union
since its foundation in 1874. In 2004, Poşta Română was the host and organiser of the UPU's 23rd Universal Postal Congress, which was held in Bucharest
.
Between 2004 and 2008 Romania held the chairmanship of UPU Council of Administration contributing in this way to the decision-making process regarding the future of the postal services.
Poşta Romănă is also a founding member (1993) of PostEurop (The Association of the European Public Postal Operators) and it was actively involved its activities by participating to several European projects, by contributing to the work of various Posteurop Committees and working groups and by facilitating the organization of two PostEurop Plenary Assemblies in Bucharest in 1996 and 2004.
Poşta Romănă is active on the free market of value added postal and press services, as competitor, and performs collateral activities, required for performing in profitable terms the main objects of activity thereof, namely the external trade, supply, research and technological and information design, medical services, education and social-cultural services, etc.
History
The Post in Romanian provinces is known since the Middle AgesMiddle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
. It was created from the need to spread the sovereigns’ orders up to the limits of the territory they owned. Sovereigns’ couriers used horses, dutifully given to them by the inhabitants of the transited villages and towns.
The first document attesting the existence of postal services in our lands is "The Charter" issued by Sovereign Mircea the Elder
Mircea I of Wallachia
Mircea the Elder was ruler of Wallachia from 1386 until his death. The byname "elder" was given to him after his death in order to distinguish him from his grandson Mircea II...
, in 1399, at Giurgiu
Giurgiu
Giurgiu is the capital city of Giurgiu County, Romania, in the Greater Wallachia. It is situated amid mud-flats and marshes on the left bank of the Danube facing the Bulgarian city of Rousse on the opposite bank. Three small islands face the city, and a larger one shelters its port, Smarda...
. By this, localities were required to provide the royal couriers with transportation means, horses and two wheels carts, named remount.
At the beginning, the post was mainly based on the transportation of travellers and official mail of the high seniors and sovereigns.After 1850, in the administrative cities, the urban postal stations were converted into post offices. At that time, there were 30 postal routes, with postal stations, having Craiova as joint centre. Since 1852, the mail service for private individuals is organized, under the supervision of the Ministry of Finances.
On July 23rd, 1862, the 527 Decree was issued regarding the unification of the postal administrations of Moldavia and Muntenia, starting with August 1st, 1862. Following the unification, the general directorate management is entrusted to Panait Sevescu, who was had been also managing Muntenia branch since December 1860.
Quality and International Relations
During the years, Poşta Romănă has developed an active policy meant to strengthen the co-operation and the partnerships at different levels. The Company plays an important role as far as the co-operation with other postal operators is concerned, aiming to improve the standards and the quality of the provided services.In 2004, Romania organised the 23rd UPU Congress, an event that set the policy and strategy for the international postal activity in a time of rapid change of the global postal business, having the ultimate goal of shaping the worldwide infrastructure that has to be dynamic, competitional and customer focused.
Poşta Română is a founding member of the Universal Postal Union
Universal Postal Union
The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...
since its foundation in 1874. In 2004, Poşta Română was the host and organiser of the UPU's 23rd Universal Postal Congress, which was held in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
.
Between 2004 and 2008 Romania held the chairmanship of UPU Council of Administration contributing in this way to the decision-making process regarding the future of the postal services.
Poşta Romănă is also a founding member (1993) of PostEurop (The Association of the European Public Postal Operators) and it was actively involved its activities by participating to several European projects, by contributing to the work of various Posteurop Committees and working groups and by facilitating the organization of two PostEurop Plenary Assemblies in Bucharest in 1996 and 2004.
See also
- Poșta Română @ issuu
- Poșta Română @ flickr
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