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Thursday, 04 October 2012

The EPLO Director Meets with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The EPLO Director, Professor Spyridon Flogaitis, met today with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zlatko Lagumdzija. The EPLO Director informed the Minister on the history and goals of the EPLO and the activities of the Organization in BiH during the previous year, such as the participation in the project of judicial reform in BiH and the establishment and support for the Brcko National School of Public Administration (BNSPA).

Moreover, the EPLO Director informed the Minister about the plans of the EPLO for the period ahead and said that the Organization intends to organize a special training program for elected officials of Brcko District, after the elections, with the aim of strengthening their understanding of public policy and coping with the challenges in their work fields. 

Except for officials and public servants in the Brcko District, the training will be organized for officials and public servants from across the region, with a view to the BNSPA gradually transforming into an institution of great importance in the Western Balkans and beyond.

The Minister said he was grateful to the EPLO Director for the information, and for the admission of BiH to the EPLO as a member in March this year. He added that he was grateful for the projects implemented in BiH by the Organization, and in this way provided support for judicial reform and institution building in BiH. He also supported the implementation of the presented plans for the future, thereby stating that they will be extremely important not only for Brcko District, but also for the whole country.