HAKOM at the Plenary Meeting of the Administration Council of the Universal Postal Union (CA UPU)
HAKOM’s representatives participated at the Plenary Meeting of the Administrative Council of the Universal Postal Union, which was held in Bern from 24 to 26 February prior to the upcoming UPU Congress.
ZAGREB, 26 February 2016 -The last Plenary Meeting of the (Council of Administration, CA) of the Universal Postal Union was held in Bern prior to the 26th Congress of the UPU which will be held in Istanbul from September 20 to October 7, 2016. CA provides the continuity of the UPU between Congresses monitoring its activities and examining the administrative, legislative and legal issues. It is consisted of 41 members from the UPU member countries but the representatives of all 192 UPU member countries participate at the CA plenary meeting. The Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM) was represented by Marijan Bolarić, Council Member and Dalibor Lončar, Deputy Director.The draft strategic plan by UPU was presented at the meeting and it will be adopted at the upcoming Congress in Istanbul as well as the business plan which will be the foundation of the UPU Programme and Budget for a new work cycle from 2017 to 2020. Moreover, the proposal of UPU reform was presented as well as necessary acts that would be adopted at the Congress in order to increase the efficiency of the UPU, primarily the working groups.
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Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM)
Roberta Frangeša Mihanovića 9
10110 Zagreb, Croatia
Tel. + 385 (0) 1 700 70 07
Fax + 385 (0)1 700 70 70
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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.