Marking the World Post Day and the Croatian Post Day (HP)

This week, two important postal days are celebrated; the World Post Day commemorating the Universal Postal Union’s founding (UPU) in 1874 in the capital of Switzerland - Bern, celebrated every year on October 9 as well as the day of the Croatian Post celebrated on October 10.
 
ZAGREB, October 9, 2015 This week two important postal days are being celebrated; the World Post Day in the commemorating the Universal Postal Union’s founding (UPU) in 1874 in the capital of Switzerland - Bern, celebrated every year on October 9 as well as the Croatian Post Day celebrated on October 10.

The World Post Day was declared at the Universal Postal Union Congress, held in Tokyo (Japan) in 1969. Marking the World Day of mail and postal service is aimed at promoting the importance of the postal sector in people's everyday lives and their business as a significant contribution in the socio-economic development of the countries. The Universal Postal Union (UPU) emphasizes its basic task - to enable all people affordable and high-quality postal services regardless of where they live (in the city centre or on the outskirts). Using the appropriate themes and slogans to mark World Post Day, the Universal Postal Union encourages UPU member states to emphasize the importance of the postal services, as well as their role and activities in the local community, society as well as in the media at the national level.
 
At the same time in the Republic of Croatia the Croatian Post Day (HP) is celebrated every year on October 10 commemorating the day when the Law on founding of the Public Croatian Postal and Telecommunications Company (HPT) was brought by the Croatian Parliament, HPT is predecessor of today’s Croatian Post, the universal service provider.
 
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Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM)
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10110 Zagreb, Croatia
Tel. + 385 (0) 1 700 70 07
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