HAKOM becomes member of EMERG

ZAGREB, 6 March 2015 – HAKOM became a member of the Euro-Mediterranean Regulators Group for electronic communications (EMERG), a body for cooperation between national regulatory authorities from countries in the Mediterranean area. After having become a full member of BEREC in July 2013, HAKOM will transfer its active role from the European Union regulators organization to an organization that includes, in addition to Mediterranean European states, African countries from the Mediterranean area. In addition to experiences that may be useful to HAKOM for further development of electronic communications market in the Republic of Croatia, the membership of EMERG will contribute to harmonization of cross-border cooperation with more non-EU countries.
 
The meeting was attended by representatives from countries members of this body, including a representative of the European Commission. The main topic of the meeting included EMERG’s report containing a series of comparable market indicators for 18 countries.  
 
EMERG’s plenary meeting was attended by HAKOM’s Executive Director Mario Weber and Assistant Director Marko Čavlović. This year, the Spanish regulatory authority will preside over EMERG.
 

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.