HAKOM at the Meeting of IRG-Rail's Market Monitoring Working Group

 
ZAGREB, September 25, 2015 - In Helsinki, the meeting of the IRG-Rail's Market Monitoring Working Group (Independent Regulators' Group - Rail) on data collection through market analysis 2014 was held. On behalf of the Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM) Ms Nataša Oliva Prgeša, Senior Railway Services Expert participated at the meeting.

At the meeting, the issues related to the data which were collected through the RMMS report (Rail Market Monitoring Scheme) and submitted to the European Commission by all Member States as well as preliminary data on market situation 2014 collected through the MM report were presented. The representatives of the Norwegian regulatory authorities presented their experiences on the issues regarding the inflation and exchange rates alignment in the countries that do not have euro as their national currency. During the meeting the topic related to the guidelines on publication of the collected data, as well as the work programme for 2016 were the topics discussed at the meeting. All above-mentioned will be put to vote at the IRG Rail annual Plenary Assembly in November.

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.