SARAJEVO (AA) – The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina established the Proposal for an agreement on the financing of the Annual Action Plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina for the year 2022 between the European Union (EU), represented by the European Commission, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is represented by the Directorate for European Integration of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
This is an agreement worth EUR 45,500,000, which will be fully financed by the European Union in accordance with the provisions of the previously concluded Framework Agreement between the European Commission and BiH on arrangements for the implementation of EU financial assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina within the framework of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA III). for the period 2021 – 2027, it was announced by the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
With the annual action plan for 2022, the EU provides support to the beneficiaries of IPA III in BiH for the implementation and improvement of reform strategies in the field of justice, public administration, public finance, European integration, climate change, and employment and social protection.
In this way, the European Union concretely expresses its commitment to the advancement of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the European path.
The period of execution of this agreement is 12 years, and its operational implementation is six years from its conclusion.
The Ministry of Finance and Treasury will submit the Draft Agreement with the grounds for its conclusion to the Presidency of BiH for further procedure, and for BiH the director of the Directorate for European Integration of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina was proposed to the signatory.
The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the proposal of the Ministry of Security, made a decision on the approval of the project for the acquisition of a building for the accommodation of the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina – the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) in Banja Luka in the total value of 5.8 million KM.
This project will be included in the Program of multi-year capital investments for the period 2023-2024, which is financed from the budget of the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the provision that 3,480,000 KM will be provided in 2023, while the remaining 2,320,000 KM will be planned in 2024. In this way, the issue of housing employees in the SIPA Regional Office in Banja Luka will be permanently resolved and budget savings will be achieved in the long term, given that the monthly rent for the space now amounts to 15,977 KM without VAT.
The deadline for the completion of this project is one year after securing financial resources for its realization.
The Council of Ministers made a decision on the approval of the multi-year project “Construction and equipping of a facility for the accommodation of employees of the Indirect Taxation Administration (UNO) of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the airport in Sarajevo”, estimated value of six million KM. Funds for the implementation of this project will be provided from the budget of the BiH institutions, namely 3.8 million KM in 2023 and 2.2 million KM in 2024.
The multi-year project planned the construction of a building with a total usable area of 700 square meters, as well as the construction of the necessary infrastructure and equipment of the building.
– Distributed surplus of revenues over RAK expenditures –
The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the proposal of the Ministry of Communications and Transport, made a decision on the way to use the funds of the accumulated surplus of income over the expenses of the Communications Regulatory Agency (RAK) of Bosnia and Herzegovina determined on 31.12.2021. in the amount of 16,754,512.68 KM.
According to the decision, seven million KM will be used for the purchase and furnishing of business premises for the needs of RAK’s regional sectors in Banja Luka (three million KM) and Mostar (two million KM) and for the adaptation of business premises in Sarajevo at RAK headquarters (two million), in the streets of Mehmed Spaha and Sima Milutinović.
The remaining funds, in the amount of KM 9,754,512.68, will be transferred from the CRA account to the Single treasury account in the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and will be used to support the development and improvement of the communications sector in BiH, in accordance with special decisions of the Council of the ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and at the proposal of the Ministry of Communications and Transport, it is stated in the press release.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs will announce a public tender for the selection of six members of the Board of the Agency for Preschool, Primary and Secondary Education and will carry out the tender procedure in accordance with the legal powers.
This was concluded after the BiH Council of Ministers was informed of the Information on the expiration of the mandate of six members of the Board of the Agency for preschool, primary and secondary education. The Board of the Agency for Preschool, Primary and Secondary Education is a professional body established within the Agency for Preschool, Primary and Secondary Education. The board consists of seven members, namely two members from each constituent nation and one member from among others, who are appointed for three years.
The Council of Ministers of BiH adopted the Information of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury on the distribution of the use of current reserve funds for the period I. – III. in 2023. In the Information it is stated that in this period the use of 1,995,000 KM from the current reserve was approved, with the fact that 1,369,998.84 KM was realized. The largest part of the allocated funds of the current reserve, in the amount of one million KM, refers to the aid to the Republic of Turkey for the rehabilitation of the consequences of the earthquake.
The Ministry of Finance and Treasury will Information for the period I. – III. 2023 to be submitted to the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Council of Ministers of BiH, on the proposal of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury, adopted the document Analysis of sustainability of public debt of BiH for the period 2022 – 2025, which was prepared in accordance with the methodology of the IMF.
The analysis, according to the basic scenario for the period 2022 – 2025, indicates, among other things, that Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country with medium-term sustainable public debt, and the projected real growth is from 2.0 to 3.7 percent.
The analysis of the sustainability of the public debt of BiH helps in the efficient management of public finances and macroeconomic stability by showing the effects and consequences of public indebtedness.
– Appointments of directors –
The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted a decision on the dismissal of the director of the Directorate for the Coordination of Police Bodies of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mirsad Vilic, due to the acquisition of the conditions for retirement. The decision on dismissal enters into force on the day of its adoption, and will be applied from the day of its publication in the Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Enes Karić was appointed to the position of director of the Directorate for the Coordination of Police Bodies in Bosnia and Herzegovina as the best-ranked candidate after the completion of the public tender procedure, which was conducted by the Independent Board as an independent body of the police structure of BiH. The appointment decision enters into force on the day it is adopted, and will be applied the day after its publication in the Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Ensad Korman was appointed to the position of Deputy Director of the Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as the best-ranked candidate from the ranking list proposed by the Independent Board, as an independent body of the police structure of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The decision enters into force on the day it is adopted, and will be applied the day after its publication in the Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Previously, Fahrudin Halač was dismissed from the position of Deputy Director of the Border Police, with the provision that the decision on dismissal will enter into force on the day of its adoption, and will apply from the day of its publication in the Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The BiH Council of Ministers accepted the Opinion with the tender documents of the BiH Civil Service Agency and appointed Aleksandar Todorović as the director of the Institute for Standardization of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as the best-ranked candidate after the public tender procedure. The decision enters into force on the day of its adoption, and will be applied the day after its publication in the Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The current director Aleksandar Cincar was relieved of his duties due to the expiration of his term of office, with the fact that this decision enters into force on the day it is adopted, and will be applied on the day it is published in the Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina was informed about the individual notifications about the expiration of the mandate of two acting directors, namely the Institute for Metrology of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the acting deputy director of the Agency for Identification Documents, Records and Data Exchange of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Herzegovina.
Given that tender procedures are underway, the Council of Ministers of BiH appointed Milica Ristović Krstić as acting director of the Institute of Metrology of BiH and Nataša Grubiša as acting director of the Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices of BiH, who will continue their work continuously until the end of the tender procedure. , and the longest in a period of three months.
At the same time, Petar Biličar was appointed as Acting Deputy Director of the Agency for Identification Documents, Records and Data Exchange of Bosnia and Herzegovina, starting from June 2, 2023 until the end of the tender procedure, and for a maximum mandate period of three months.
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