The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina has approved the Proposal for a Grant Agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Investment Bank – Corridor Vc Medakovo – Poprikuše, Subsection Ozimice – Poprikuše.
This is a WBIF grant, or the European Union contribution in the amount of 136,684,000 euros, with an allocation to the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which will be implemented by the European Investment Bank. This project will interconnect sections already built or under construction, which will result in a more functional connection of the motorways of the northern part of Corridor Vc, or in shortening the journey between the cities of Zenica and Doboj.
The implementation of this project will positively affect 385,067 residents in terms of their better interconnection, access to work, schools and healthcare.
The proposal for an agreement with the basis for its conclusion will be submitted to the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina for further procedure, and the Minister of Finance and Treasury has been proposed as the BiH signatory.
More than 16.7 million euros for the rehabilitation of water supply infrastructure
The Council of Ministers of BiH has approved the Proposal for a Grant Agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Investment Bank – Water Supply and Sewerage Republika Srpska II, investment in the municipalities of Doboj, Gradiška, Laktaši, Prijedor, Prnjavor, Teslić, Trebinje, Vukosavlje, Rogatica, Nevesinje, Istočna Ilidža, Novi Grad, Milići, Čelinac and Zvornik, worth 16,755,000 euros.
The project includes 29 investments/components within 15 local government units (six cities and nine municipalities) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the territory of the Republic of Srpska, and relates to the development of water supply, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure.
According to available data and official statistics, the implementation of this project should improve the quality of life for more than 216,000 residents in the territory of the entity of the Republic of Srpska.
This is a kind of continuation of the project ‘Water supply and sewerage of the Republic of Srpska’, which has been successfully implemented since 2010.
The proposal of the grant agreement with the basis for its conclusion will be submitted to the BiH Presidency for further decision-making, and for BiH the signatory was proposed by the Minister of Finance and Treasury of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina accedes to the protocol on the elimination of illegal trade in tobacco products
The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina established the proposal of the basis for the accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Protocol on the Elimination of Illegal Trade in Tobacco Products, as one of BiH’s priorities on the European path.
The accession of our country to this protocol was proposed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs with the consent of competent institutions of other levels of government, with the aim of contributing to the solution of the global problem – the ever-present illegal trade in tobacco products, which requires a comprehensive international approach and close cooperation in all aspects of illegal trade related to tobacco, tobacco products and equipment for their production.
One of the key goals is the protection of public health in BiH, that is, the suppression of the tobacco epidemic, which represents a global problem with serious consequences for public health and requires effective, comprehensive and coordinated responses at the national and international level.
Also, it is expected that the elimination of illegal trade will have a positive effect on the effectiveness of price and tax measures established to strengthen tobacco control, which will lead to a decrease in the availability of tobacco products.
