Croatian PM: EU has to help Bosnia in amending election law to ensure equality

The European Union has to help parties and institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina so as to start implementing the Constitutional Court ruling and change the election law in order to ensure the equality of the constituent peoples, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said in Brussels on Thursday.

This is the second time, following the EU summit in October that Plenkovic will speak about the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina at the European Council.

"I will speak about the EU having to help parties and institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina so that the implementation of the Constitutional Court and changes to the election law are approached. Otherwise, this could go on forever. There will be growing dissatisfaction here while someone will continue pretending as if it is normal, yet it is not," Plenkovic said arriving at the summit.

He added that he had recently spoken with stakeholders involved in creating the Dayton Peace Accord and that then no one had even imagined that one constituent people could vote in a representative to the presidency for another constituent people.

"This isn't anything personal. It has nothing to do with Mr Komsic or anyone else. Our stance is consistent. We consider that this situation is not good for Bosnia and Herzegovina's sound0000 functioning, nor for the institutions for equality of all three constituent peoples, particularly the least numerous Croats. If the the majority of Croats are dissatisfied with that scenario, then that isn't good," Plenkovic said.

He underscored that Croatia and he personally, are the greatest advocates of Bosnia and Herzegovina's journey to the European Union and that they will continue to help it on that way.

PM says neglected resort properties don't fall within scope of succession to SFRY

Commenting on accusations of Bosnia and Herzegovina's presidency that by implementing its law on the management of state assets, Croatia is breaching the agreement on succession to the former Yugoslavia, Plenkovic said that the properties in resorts in question, which have been disused for long time and which are now being the subject matter of tenders for concessions, do not fall within the scope of succession.

You know how many properties of that kind there are and how dilapidated they are, which is why they bring to us more damage than profit if they remain neglected, the premier said explaining the reason for the legislation on the activation of that property.

Text: Hina



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