Vijesti.ba: Has the Central Election Commission Violated FBiH’s Constitution?

Text published on vijesti.ba, March 2019. Rasim Ibrahimagić spoke on behalf of the Initiative for Monitoring the European Integration of BiH, stating that the Constitution explicitly provides that delegates for the FBiH’s House of Peoples must be elected from the cantonal assemblies. According to the criteria of the Central Election Commission (CEC), mandates are awarded … Continued

Večernji list: Although More Than 1000 Civil Servants Worked on Providing Answers, Some of Them Are Left Incomplete

Text published in newspaper Večernji list, March 2019. After delivering incomplete answers to the follow-up questions, the Initiative for Monitoring the European Integration of BiH called upon the authorities to provide an explanation for not answering a group of questions. They reminded the public on five-month delay and issued a warning that over 20 questions were answered … Continued

BH Radio 1 (News): Necessary Amendments of the Election Law

BH Radio 1 (News), March 2019. Serb Caucus in the Federal House of Peoples is filled. The Central Election Commission awarded mandates to the candidates who were not elected in the cantonal assemblies, on the basis of their own criteria. Legal experts warn that this is contrary to the Constitution of Federation of BiH. The … Continued

Dnevnik.ba: CEC Violated the Constitution of FBiH by Electing Serbian Delegates

Text was published on dnevnik.ba, March 2019. The Initiative for Monitoring the European Integration of BiH informed the public that CEC’s criteria and procedures are contrary to the Constitution of FBiH. According to these criteria, the elected delegates are not members of cantonal assemblies, even though the Constitution of FBiH stipulates that cantonal assemblies elect … Continued

Oslobođenje: Believe It or Not, FBiH Has Surplus Serbs

The text was published in the newspaper Oslobođenje, March 2019. The Initiative for Monitoring the European Integration of BiH reacted to the decision of the Central Election Commission to award mandates for FBiH’s House of Peoples to delegates who were not elected in the cantonal assemblies. This decision was made based on CEC’s own criteria … Continued

NTV Hayat: CEC Acted Contrary to the Constitution of the Federation of BiH

Broadcasted on NTV Hayat, March 2019. The Central Election Commission decided on awarding mandates to delegates in the House of Peoples of the Parliament of the Federation of BiH based on their own criteria and procedures. Considering that the Constitution of FBiH stipulates that cantonal assemblies elect their own delegates for FBiH’s House of Peoples, … Continued

Nova BH: Questions From the Questionnaire Unanswered

Broadcasted on Nova BH, March 2019. Denis Zvizdić, the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, pointed out that BiH finalized the process of answering the follow-up questions, but the Initiative for Monitoring the European Integration of BiH warns that over twenty questions were answered with: “We were not able to provide an answer to this … Continued

FTV: Is BiH’s Optimism and Expectance of Candidate Status Justified?

Broadcasted on FTV, March 2019. News 3 of Federal TV covered the topics of delivering answers to the follow-up questions of the European Commission and acquiring the candidate status. Rasim Ibrahimagić spoke on behalf of the Initiative for Monitoring the European Integration of BiH on the delays in providing answers to the initial and follow-up … Continued

N1: Delivered Answers to the Follow-Up Questions – What’s Next?

Text published on N1, March 2019. Answers to the follow-up questions were delivered to Brussels and to the representatives of the European Union. But BiH still has not fulfilled all of its obligations. The EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn, hopes that final opinion on BiH’s status could be delivered by the end of this Commission’s mandate, … Continued

Slobodnaevropa.org: BiH’s Incomplete Answers to the Questionnaire

Text published on slobodnaevropa.org, March 2019. The Coordination mechanism provided answers to the 655 questions, but what BiH’s government did not mention is that over twenty questions had not been answered. The Initiative for Monitoring the European Integration of BiH sent an open letter in which warns the public that BiH’s government failed to adequately answer … Continued

Nezavisne.com: BiH Will Deliver Incomplete Answers to the 23 Questions From the European Commission’s Questionnaire

Text published on nezavisne.com, March 2019. The European Commission will deliver the opinion to the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, and they will unanimously decide on the status of BiH. But incomplete answers to the over twenty follow-up questions can be crucial in acquiring the candidate status of BiH. According to the … Continued