Can I bargain with the Mayor?

Brčko District (pronounced [br̩̂t͡ʃkɔː]) in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina is a neutral, self-governing administrative unit, under the sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is formally part of both BiH entities: the Republika Srpska and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The seat of the district is the city of Brčko . The Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina today called upon the citizens of Brcko District to determine their citizenship before 28 August 2014.It’s a condition of vote in the upcoming general elections. He reminded citizens in Brcko District that they need to opt for one of the entity citizenships to be able to exercise their right to vote and run in the election. The citizens have one month left to act. They can do so in the office of the Brcko District Government or in 14 smaller offices across the District. This is an important issue. Citizens will be unable to fully enjoy their democratic right to vote because they fai...

Yesterday, in Sarajevo, the Acting Head of OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Nina Suomalainen today expressed her support for all the efforts aimed at enabling elections in the city of Mostar to be held in parallel with the general elections due in October 2014. She said that she welcome all constructive proposals for finding an end to the deadlock in Mostar. The lack of properly functioning city institutions has been negatively influencing the lives of citizens for too long . People must regain their social rights, and there is still time to resolve this issue and enable them to vote in the autumn. Before yesterday, the Office of the High Representative (OHR) sent to the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH a draft suggestion for amendments which would allow holding elections in Mostar this year. The Parliamentary Assembly is responsible for implementing the changes to the Election Law, which must be done before the Statute of Mostar can be amended. Th...

  NEW INFORMATION LAW IN SPAIN RESTRICTS PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION. I express disappointment that an information law that Spanish parliament passed yesterday will in fact restrict the public’s access to information. This law will unnecessarily obstruct journalists from carrying out their role as watchdogs in front of  the executive authorities and it does not meet international standards. Denial of access to government information is one of the most common ways to stifle media freedom. If adopted, the proposed law will result in authorities’ tighter control of information. I would like the members of the Senate to consider this when voting on the law.