Editing Bpost (section)

==Controversies==

[[File:Bpost Office.jpg|thumb|right|A Bpost office near [[Manneken Pis]] in [[Brussels]]]]

Bpost is accused of having entered into spurious contracts with the Belgian Government, overstating costs for delivering newspapers to receive elevated subsidies and a host of other allegedly fraudulent operations. In April 2023 Bpost was forced to admit it had broken European competition rules and had overcharged by tens of millions of Euros amid reports of secret deals between the company and the Belgian state. In total, Bpost is said to have received €4 billion in public spending between 2013 and 2023. According to journalists, most of these subsidies and fees are questionable and are the result of close ties between the Belgian state and the company.<ref>{{cite web|last=Deconinck|first=Carl|website=[[Brussels Signal]]|title=Belgium accused of massive state aid fraud by investigative journalists |url=https://brusselssignal.eu/2023/07/belgium-accused-of-massive-state-aid-fraud-by-investigative-journalists/|date=20 July 2023}}</ref>

Bpost use monopoly power to allegedly make questionable price-fixing agreements with publishers DPG media and Mediahuis, as was revealed by an internal audit in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|last=Grommen|first=Stefan|website=[[VRT (broadcaster)|VRT]]|title=Ex-toplui Bpost sjoemelden om contract voor krantenbedeling te behouden, bevestigt audit: "Willen tot op het bot gaan" |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/04/14/auditrapport-bevestigt-vroegere-bpost-directeurs-sjoemelden-om/|date=14 April 2023}}</ref>

In August 2023, Kathleen Van Beveren, chief executive of E-logistics Eurasia at Bpost and a member of its executive committee, stepped down from her role amid accusations of fraud and foul play inside the company.<ref>{{cite web|last=Deconinck|first=Carl|website=[[Brussels Signal]]|title=Chief executive at Belgium's scandal-ridden Bpost quits |url=https://brusselssignal.eu/2023/08/chief-executive-at-belgiums-scandal-ridden-bpost-quits/|date=8 August 2023}}</ref>