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Minister of Foreign Affairs of BiH: Consultations with EU representatives on the first tranche of funds are still ongoing

by AI | 18.Jul 2024 | Europe in brief AI

He expressed hope that the Reform Plan will be sent in a form that meets EU standards so that the first tranche from the Growth Plan can be paid.

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Sarajevo (Fena) – Minister of Foreign Affairs of BiH Elmedin Konaković stated on Thursday in Sarajevo that consultations with representatives of the European Union are ongoing, following which it would not be surprising if the first tranche from the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans of 70 million euros is paid to BiH, but we are still closer to that not happening.

He expressed hope that the budget will be adopted tomorrow and that the Reform Plan will be sent in a form that meets the standards of the European Union so that the first tranche from the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans will be paid.

Konaković added that the Council of Ministers must harmonize the Reform Plan because three contentious issues remain and called on the European Commission to precisely indicate the culprits who did not give consent to the material, instead of saying that “the government could not reach an agreement”.

He believes that if the authorities from RS continue with work blockades, they could soon force the EU and the American administration to find a solution to overcome such situations, and he called on them to do so.

Konaković finally expressed satisfaction that the Council of Ministers of BiH at today’s session in Sarajevo formed the Commission for Border Cooperation with Croatia. (18.7.)