The Law on the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has been removed from the agenda of today’s session of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, said the chairman of the Council of Ministers, Borjana Krišto, after the session.
“The line minister suggested that they need additional time, five to seven days, so we left the statement on this law for March 19,” she said.
She said that the Draft Law on the Court of BiH was being worked on until the last moment.
“However, we did not manage to make a statement,” she said.
Kristo said that the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, today at the European Parliament, at the session in Strasbourg, in some way explained the positive attitude, that is, the “green light” for BiH to open pre-accession negotiations.
“In this sense, we are still waiting for a final decision by the European Council of the European Union. I hope and believe that all the member countries will give the “green light”, that they will express themselves positively about everything that the institutions of BiH, specifically the Council of Ministers BiH, made in the past 13 months of work,” said Kristo.
She emphasized that this work is the result of common policies, mutual respect, restoring trust and making decisions by consensus.
“I think that should be the direction and way forward,” said Kristo.
I am convinced, said Kristo, that the decision of the European Council on March 21 will be positive.
BiH Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations, Staša Košarac, said that the key issue is the headquarters of the appellate division of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and that the views of Republika Srpska were clearly expressed that the headquarters should be in Banja Luka.
“We appreciate that the prerequisites have not been created for a statement on the law on the court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, appreciating the importance of adopting this law at the level of Bosnia and Herzegovina,” Košarac said.
He said that it is important to stay on the track of the agreement from Laktas.
“We can state that this is one of the models that should be applied in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the future, respecting the constitutional competences,” Košarac told reporters after the session of the Council of Ministers.
Košarac said that the issue of the law on the Constitutional Court and foreign judges is among the 14 priorities, and that it will have to be on the agenda.
“We will not give up on that. We should appeal to the partners to understand that,” said Košarac and added that according to the agreement of the partners, it will be on the agenda in April, BHRT writes.
