Hakom - Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency

ZAGREB, 7 November 2016 - The DG-GROW Working Group of the European Union held an expert workshop on the statistics of postal services in Brussels on 7 and 8 November. The European Commission’s Working Group for postal statistics collects data from all EU Member States and candidate countries on the postal services market with the aim of monitoring the development of postal services at the European  level. The Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM) is responsible for the collection, processing and the delivery on the postal services market as a national regulatory authority for postal services.
 
The Workshop on the postal statistics was organized in order to harmonize the practices of the methodology of collecting, processing and analysing the data in all countries in order to be comparable to the EU level. During the workshop, the participants learned the method of collecting data, the process and method of collecting and processing data by taking into consideration the fact that practical examples were used. The participants were experts from the regulatory authorities and ministries of the EU Member States and candidate countries who are dealing with the statistics regarding the postal services market. HAKOM was represented by Andrej Sardelić, Head of postal Services Department and Stjepan Paler, Senior Postal Services Expert.

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.