HAKOM at a Joint Workshop of BEREC and EMERG

ZAGREB, December 18, 2015 - At the joint workshop, held on December 17 and 18 in Brussels, the regulators of the Mediterranean countries, the Euro-Mediterranean Regulators Group - EMERG and the Body of European Regulators for the Electronic Communications- BEREC exchanged their experiences related to the regulator’s decision-making mechanisms, its accountability and transparency. The representative of the Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM), Mr. Domagoj Maričić, Head of Legal Affairs Department presented the Croatian model of organization, the decision-making model, the accountability and transparency of the regulator responsible for the Electronic communications.

The participants of the workshop agreed that the European regulatory authority for electronic communications (BEREC) and the European Commission should continue to work on providing the technical advice and support to the Mediterranean countries, not being the EU Member States, regarding the implementation of the comparable electronic communications regulatory framework in order to facilitate business operations to the operators and to provide end-users with best possible services.
 

ABOUT HAKOM: HAKOM (www.hakom.hr) - Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries – ensures preconditions for a fair market competition, stable growth and environment for innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market. HAKOM protects users’ interests and the possibility of choice among various communications and postal services at affordable prices, defines sustainable competitive conditions for operators and service providers under fair conditions for return on investment, and provides support to economic growth, public services and the quality of life in the Republic of Croatia by using modern technologies. HAKOM’ strategic goals are: to promote regulation of the electronic communications and postal services market, to support growth of investments and innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market, to provide efficient use of limited resources, to accelerate the growth of broadband products and services, to provide affordable offers of communications and postal services, to provide protection and informing of users, to build an efficient and comprehensive information system, to define and implement efficient processes, and to acquire multi-disciplinary competencies in market regulation.