Presidency of BiH requested urgent submission of the Budget for 2020

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at today's session, requested the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina to urgently submit the Draft Law on the budget of institutions and international obligations of Bosnia and Herzegovina for 2020, taking into account that the previous deadline for submitting the Draft Budget was May 31, 2020.

The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina accepted the invitation extended to the members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina to participate in the marking of the tenth anniversary of the Brdo-Brijuni Process, which will be held at Brdo pri Kranju on June 29, 2020. The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina accepted the invitation to participate, via video link, in the 6th SEECP Presidents Summit, which will be held on June 26, 2020.

The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina made decisions on accepting agreements and appointing signatories for:
- Agreement between the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on border traffic,
- Agreement on amendments to the Agreement between the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Government of Montenegro on border crossings for border traffic,
- Annexes to the Agreement between the Government of Montenegro and the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina on border checks at joint crossings,
- Loan Agreement (Additional Financing for the Land Registration Project) between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development,
- Loan Agreement (Sarajevo Urban Transport Project) between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development,
- Amendment No. 2 to the Financing Agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Investment Bank concluded on May 19, 2014, in Sarajevo, and June 5, 2014, in Luxembourg, subsequently amended by Amendment No. 1./("Financing Agreement") Electricity Distribution in BiH, (Fi 82.304- SERAPIS 2'010-0562),

- Grant Agreement (Gradačac Water Supply Project) between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, relating to an investment grant from the European Western Balkans Joint Fund program.

The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina took note of the Information on the work and financial operations of the Deposit Insurance Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina for 2019, and the Financial Plan for 2020.

The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina made decisions to grant approval for the conclusion of:
- Memorandum of Understanding between the State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus and the Institute for Standardization of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on cooperation in the field of standardization and information support.

The Presidency of BiH made decisions on ratification:
- Protocol on Amendments to the Protocol between the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on mutual exchange of real estate-land for the construction of diplomatic missions in Sarajevo and Riyadh,
- Agreement between the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Government of the People's Republic of China on cooperation in the field of animal health and quarantine,
- Amendment No. 3 to the Financing Agreement, concluded between Bosnia and Herzegovina (borrower), Republika Srpska, and the European Investment Bank (bank) on October 5, 2011, in Luxembourg and October 25, 2011, in Sarajevo, with subsequent amendments and additions from time to time/RS Hospitals (Fi) 31.243-SERAPIS 2010-0049) (Financing Agreement),
- Financing and Project Agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina (recipient), represented by the Ministry of Finance and Treasury, Republika Srpska (Republika Srpska), represented by the Ministry of Finance, and the City of Gradiška (project implementation agency), represented by the Mayor, and KfW, Frankfurt am Main (KfW), in the amount of EUR 10,266,845.46 - Collection and treatment of wastewater in Gradiška - Phase 1,
- Exchange of Notes on Financial Cooperation between the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany for 2018, concluded in Sarajevo on December 9, 2019, by exchange of diplomatic notes,
- Grant Agreement between the Council of Europe Development Bank and Bosnia and Herzegovina regarding the Regional Housing Program-BiH 6 (2018), signed on September 30, 2019, in Paris,
- Amendment No. 1 to the Financing Agreement, concluded between Bosnia and Herzegovina (borrower), Republika Srpska, and the European Investment Bank (bank) on December 27, 2016, in Sarajevo, and December 29, 2016, in Luxembourg and Banja Luka/RS Hospitals-B (Fi) 31.256-SERAPIS 2010-0049,
- Financing and Project Agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina (recipient), represented by the Ministry of Finance and Treasury, Republika Srpska (Republika Srpska), represented by the Ministry of Finance, and the City of Gradiška (project implementation agency), represented by the Mayor, and KfW, Frankfurt am Main (KfW), in the amount of EUR 3,800,000.00

- Collection and treatment of wastewater in Gradiška,
- Multilateral Convention on the Implementation of Measures to Combat Base Erosion and Profit Shifting relating to Tax Treaties (MLI),
- Agreement between the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on cooperation in the implementation of the Sarajevo-Belgrade-Sarajevo Highway/Expressway Project,
- Loan and Project Agreement between KfW, Frankfurt am Main (KfW), and Bosnia and Herzegovina, represented by the Ministry of Finance and Treasury (borrower) and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, represented by the Federal Ministry of Finance, and Elektroprivreda Hrvatske zajednice Herceg-Bosne d.d. Mostar (project execution agency) in the amount of EUR 15,000,000.00 - Rehabilitation and modernization of the Čapljina pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant,
- Protocol on Cooperation in the Search for Missing Persons between the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Government of Montenegro.