ZAGREB, October 7, 2016 -The 26th Congress of the Universal Postal Union was held in in Istanbul, Turkey. The Congress was held from 20 September to 7 October 2016. The participants were delegates from 192 Member States of the specialized international agencies of the United Nations. As the supreme body of the UP the Congress is held every four years.
After the adoption of the report on UPU results and achievements the Congress presented the activity plan for the preparation of UPU reform until the next Extraordinary Congress scheduled for 2018. The Congress also adopted the proposal for Ethiopia which will be the host of the Congress in 2018.
Aimed at a successful and effective development of the postal sector under the new conditions, the Congress has passed a range of professional regulations, acts and documents, among which a new system of terminal charges for the items of correspondence and small packages should be stressed out as well as new Istanbul World Postal Strategy for the period 2017-2020.
At the end of the session the former CEO Bishara A. Hussein (Kenya) was re-elected by the Congress as General Director for the period from 2017 to 2020, a former Deputy Director Pascal Clivaz (Switzerland) was re-elected as Deputy General Director.
At the UPU Congress in Istanbul, the Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM) was represented by Mr. Marijan Bolarić, Member of the Council and Mr. Andrej Sardelić, Head of Postal Services Department.
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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.
