Brussels, 30/04/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 30 April, the European Parliament called on all the political leaders in Bosnia-Herzegovina to collaborate fully on the comprehensive and effective implementation of the written engagement (see EUROPE 11261) “especially as regards strengthening the rule of law and the fight against corruption and organised crime”.
In the resolution on the 2014 monitoring report on Bosnia-Herzegovina by Cristian Dan Preda (EPP, Romania) that they adopted, MEPs call on the new leaders in Bosnia-Herzegovina to agree with the EU on a well-defined roadmap with a view to establishing a timetable for broad and open reform which will enable the country to move forward on its path to European integration. The MEPs encourage these leaders to engage fully to make the institutional, economic and social reforms needed. The Parliament highlights the reform of the judicial system and that of the public administration, which is “fragmented, politicised and dysfunctional”.
The MEPs also call on the political leaders to focus as a priority on setting up an effective Union coordination mechanism.
“The political stalemate, the institutional architecture which is too complex and ineffective, and the lack of cooperation between political leaders are seriously hindering the stabilisation and development of the country”, the European Parliament states.
The MEPs also hailed the entry into force of the stabilisation and association agreement, planned on 1 June 2015, “which will enable Bosnia-Herzegovina and the EU to collaborate more closely and to deepen their relations”, (see EUROPE 11299). (Camille-Cerise Gessant)