Liberalization Of Postal Market In Serbia.pdf

The article "Liberalization of the Postal Market in the Republic of Serbia – Current State and Possibilities" by Prof. Dr. Dragana Šarac and Dr. Marija Unterberger discusses the liberalization of the postal market in Serbia, focusing on the current state and potential development of the universal postal service. Key points include:

- The European Union (EU) has completed the liberalization of its postal market, with directives regulating postal monopolies and ensuring universal postal services.
- Serbia, as an EU candidate, must apply Directive 2008 to fully liberalize its postal market and open Chapter 3 of the accession negotiations.
- The authors aim to analyze the current state of postal market liberalization in Serbia, examine the existing postal network, and define possibilities for further development of the market and universal postal service.
- The article discusses the importance of the postal sector, the concept of universal postal service (UPU), and its financing mechanisms, such as monopoly, compensation funds, budget financing, access charges, co-financing, "pay or play" principle, and adequate supplementary financing.
- In Serbia, the public postal operator "Pošta Srbije" is obligated to provide a universal service on the entire territory, with certain services reserved exclusively for it to finance the universal service.
- The market has been liberalized gradually and controlled, with other operators allowed to provide non-reserved services in areas of their choice.
- The reserved area was reduced in 2010, limiting letters to 100g, and the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) aims to further reduce it, following EU directives.
- The article analyzes the reduction of the reserved area from various perspectives: public postal operator, regulator, postal operators, and users.
- Despite liberalization efforts, a monopoly still exists on the Serbian postal market.