IInd ERGP SG meeting of 2016 under the chairmanship of Veselin Bozhkov, PhD
The IInd ERGP (European Regulators Group for Postal Services) Steering Group (SG) meeting was held on 21st April 2016 in Sofia under the chairmanship of Mr. Veselin Bozhkov, PhD – Chairman of the Communications Regulation Commission and ERGP 2016 Chair.
The ERGP Chair - Mr. Veselin Bozhkov, PhD - presented his activities carried out in the first quarter of 2016, the forthcoming events which will be held inBulgaria - Stakeholder Workshop on the Medium Term Strategy, ERGP CN Meeting, ERGP Plenary Meeting and the progress in the preparation of the draft Work Programme 2017.
The SG was provided with information by the ERGP Secretariat, as well.
The subgroup Chairs reported on the state of play of the work and further activities:
I. WG Mid-term Strategy (AGCOM - Italy)
II. Subgroup on Regulatory accounting and price regulation (OFCOM - UK, ANCOM - Romania)
III. Subgroup on Implementation and evolution of the USO (PTS - Sweden, AGCOM – Italy )
IV. Subgroup on End-user satisfaction and monitoring of market outcomes, with the following work streams:
1. the quality of service, complaint handling and consumer protection indicators 2015 – an analysis of trends (BIPT - Belgium);
2. the core indicators for monitoring the European postal market – an analysis of trends (ANACOM - Portugal)
V. Subgroup on Cross-border parcels delivery for e-commerce purposes (BNetzA - Germany, ARCEP - France)
VI. Subgroup on End-to-End Competition and Access Regulation (BNetzA - Germany, RRT - Lithuania)
The meeting concluded with a discussion on the forthcoming meetings.
About ERGP
The ERGP is composed of the 28 national regulatory authorities (NRAs) for postal services of the EU, as well as national regulatory authorities from countries of the European Economic Area and countries with candidate status to join the EU.
The ERGP’s tasks are to advise and assist the European Commission in consolidating the internal market for postal services or any other matter related to postal services within its competence.
Furthermore, the ERGP is advising on and assisting the Commission with the development of the internal market for postal services and as to the consistent application in all Member States of the regulatory framework for postal services.
