Representatives of the BiH Parliamentary Assembly, the Federation Parliament, the Republika Srpska National Assembly, and the Brcko District Assembly concluded an EU-sponsored conference by signing an agreement on inter-assembly cooperation. The agreement is intended to strengthening communication and cooperation among the various parliaments within BiH, especially on matters related to EU accession. The agreement also formalizes ties between the BiH assemblies and the assemblies of France and Hungary.
Representing a twinning partnership between BiH, Hungary and France, the project worked during the last two years on strengthening the institutional capacities of the parliaments in BiH in the context of EU integration.
The project was divided into seven components, each with around 150 activities:
- Strengthening capacities for strategic guidance of the EU accession process;
- Enhancing the mechanism and capacity for legislative alignment;
- Enhancing the mechanism for oversight of the government, of supervisory and regulatory bodies and improving co-operation with government on the EU accession process;
- Increasing the participation of civil society and visibility of the role of Parliaments in the EU accession process;
- Developing regular co-operation and co-ordination among the BiH Parliamentary Assembly, Republika Srpska National Assembly, FBiH Parliament, and the Brcko District Assembly on EU-related issues;
- Raising capacity of MPs and parliamentary staff;
- Improving internal resources management of European integration
