BiH Presidency and Entities Separately Adopt Reform Measures – BalkanInsight

The BiH Presidency on Thursday adopted what it described as a “Master Plan” for EU-mandated reforms.

The Serbian member of Bosnia’s presidency, Mladen Ivanic, told the media after the presidency session in Sarajevo on Thursday that the Master Plan includes key principles, goals and deadlines for future reforms.

However, he said that negotiations are continuing on the Action Plan, a specific document comprising the list of reforms agreed with the EU, the World Bank and the IMF.

Also on Thursday, the government of Republika Srpska approved a four-year reform agenda, laying out plans for reform measures for 2015 through 2018. The government of the Federation adopted changes to its Labor law, a reform demanded of both entities under their current arrangement wiht the IMF; labor unions in both the RS and the Federation have threatened major protests in response to such changes.

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