The Member States of the European Regulators Group for postal services (ERGP) elected Dr. Veselin Bozhkov – Chairman of the Comminications Regulation Commission to become the Chairman of ERGP for 2016. The voting took place in Bucharest, during the Plenary meeting of ERGP. Dr. Veselin Bozhkov was elected with the votes of countries present. The election is an expression of appreciation for the active involvement of the CRC’s Chairman in the ERGP activities to this moment. According to the Rules of Procedure, the elected ERGP Chairman for 2016 will serve as Vice-chairman of ERGP in 2015.

The European Regulators Group for postal services (ERGP) was established by a Commission Decision on 10 August 2010. The group serves as a board for discussing, analyzing and consulting the European Commission in the area of postal services. It also aims at facilitating the consulting, coordination and the cooperation between the independent national regulatory authorities in the Member States, and between those authorities and the Commission, with the view of consolidating the national markets for postal services and ensuring the consistent application of the Postal Services Directive.

 

The group consists of 28 NRAs from among the EU Member States. The European Commission, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, The Former Yogoslavian Republic of Macedonia and Republic of Serbia participate as permanent observers to the group.