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Constitutional Reforms in the Context of the European Commission’s Opinion on BiH’s Application for EU Membership (second part)

On 29 May 2019, the European Commission issued an Opinion on the Application of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the European Union membership. An Analytical report comparing the situation in BiH with EU standards has also been published. In its Opinion, the Commission pointed out in several places the minimum constitutional interventions which have to be implemented in the BiH Constitution.

Constitutional Reforms in the Context of the European Commission’s Opinion on BiH’s Application for EU Membership

On 29 May 2019, the European Commission issued an Opinion on the Application of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the European Union membership. An Analytical report comparing the situation in BiH with EU standards has also been published. In its Opinion, the Commission pointed out in several places the minimum constitutional interventions which have to be implemented in the BiH Constitution.

Establishing Cancer Registry: Oncology in BiH and Perspectives of EU Collaboration

One of the tasks of the institutions within the framework of the health care reform is the establishment of a Cancer registry, a database that will enable the collection of accurate and relevant data on this disease in BiH, as well to open the way for the The European Network of Cancer Registries (ENCR) which was established in 1990 by the European Commission.

Press release: The Constitutionality of the CEC Decision on Awarding Missing Mandates in the FBiH Parliament’s House of Peoples to be Questioned

The Initiative for Monitoring the European Integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina responds to the decision of the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CEC) to award mandates to delegates of the House of Peoples of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) on the basis of additional criteria and procedures stipulated by themselves.

Internal Procedures for Protection Against Discrimination – Difference Between Theory and Practice

February, 2019 Numerous international agreements which Bosnia and Herzegovina has signed, as well as the BiH constitutution, guarantee the prohibition of various forms of discrimination. The rights stipulated by international documents and constitutional provisions have been transposed into legal provisions through the Law on the Prohibition of Discrimination, but also on the Gender Equality Law … Continued

Current Political Problems Between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia

Poor political relations between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia have experienced culmination in the last year and a half after the International Court of Justice in The Hague rendered a final verdict in the so-called “Herceg-Bosna six”. ICJ ruled that there was a joint criminal enterprise against BiH, which was back then under the rule of Croatian President Franjo Tudjman and Defense Minister Gojko Susak.

Alimony Trust as an Insurance for Alimony Payment

According to the data of the Single Parents Association “Pride” from Banja Luka, in as much as 70% of cases, the parent avoids paying alimony. The amount of alimony is determined on the basis of the payroll of one of the parents who is obliged to pay alimony to the former spouse, or the guardian of the child.