MONITORING OF IMPLEMENTATION OF ANTI-CORRUPTION REFORMS IN BiH
REPORT OF TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Dramatic level of corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina has not been in decline over the last few years. Although three strategic documents related to the fight against corruption were adopted since the end of the war, and the relevant international conventions have been ratified, no significant results in their implementation and eradication of corruption have been achieved so far. Advocacy towards defining a strategic document for the reduction of corruption, which should be adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH remains to be the key priority, as well as the adequate enforcement of the already ratified documents and commitments. Development of systematic solutions to combat corruption, which will be based on the data and which will allow continuous monitoring of the work of authorities is conditio sine qua non of any progress in this area. In March, the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued a decision on the establishment of Inter-Departmental Working Group for Drafting the Strategy and the Action Plan for Combating Corruption and of the Law on Anti-Corruption Body. In August the first working materials of the Law, the Strategy and of the Action Plan were drafted. These documents should be sent to the parliamentary procedure in September. The adoption of these documents also represents a requirement from for BiH of the road map for liberalization of visa regime in block 3 which refers to the prevention and fight against organized crime, terrorism and corruption. Based on this document BiH shall, among other things, implement the national Strategy for Combating Corruption and the Action Plan which were adopted in 2006 and shall adopt and implement measures to strengthen institutional capacities, coordination between agencies ensuring sufficient human and financial resources to fight corruption and implement relevant legislation on confiscation proceeds of criminals (including the provisions concerning cross-border aspects).
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