The eighth Steering Committee Meeting
The eighth Steering Committee Meeting within the EU funded Project "IPAK - Institutional Support to Anti-corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina", was held on November 9, 2020. It was the third SCM organised as video conference.
Participants at the Steering Committee Meeting were:
- Mr Nicolas BIZEL, Head of Operation Section for Justice and Home Affairs and Public
Administration Reform, Delegation of the European Union - Mr Johannes HINTZEN, Programme Manager for Justice Reform and Security,
Delegation of the European Union to BiH & European Union Special Representative in
BiH - Mr Zoran JAČEV, Team Leader of the Project Support to Implementing anti-corruption
strategies in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Mr Zlatko MINIĆ, Key Expert of the Project Support to Implementing anti-corruption
strategies in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Ms Šejla ŠARIĆ, Anti-corruption team of the Government of Una-Sana Canton
- Mr Sead LISAK, Anti-Corruption Team of the Government of the Federation of BiH
- Mr Jasmin GOGIĆ, Chief Inspector at the State Investigation and Protection Agency
(SIPA) - Mr Luka SEMIZOVIĆ, Government of Brčko District BiH, Commission for the prevention
of corruption - Mr Faruk ŠAHBEGOVIĆ, Corruption Prevention Team of Sarajevo Canton
- Mr Dževad FEJZIĆ, Anti-corruption team of Ze-Do Canton
- Mr Nihad GAVRANOVIĆ, OSCE
- Mr Nedžib DELIĆ-PARCO
- Ms Danka POLOVINA MANDIĆ-APIK
- Ms Una LAZIN, Project Support to Implementing anti-corruption strategies in Bosnia
and Herzegovina - Ms Lejla EFENDIĆ, Interpreter
- Ms Sanja ONESCUK, Ms Katarina STIPIC-Interpreter
Agenda
10:00 - 10:10 Opening remarks and adoption of the Agenda
Johannes Hintzen, Programme Manager, Delegation of the EU
10:10 - 10:20 Information on the status of the adoption of the BiH ACS and AP 2020 – 2024
Representative of APIK (to be determined)
10:20 - 10:35 Presentation of the Interim report for the period 15.07. – 14.10.2020 and outputs of the Project
Zoran Jachev, Team Leader of the IPAK Project
10:35 - 10:50 Discussion on the Interim report for the period 15.07. – 14.10.2020
Moderator: Johannes Hintzen, Programme Manager, Delegation of the EU
10:50 - 11:00 Presentation of the Project work plan for the period 15.10 - 14.01.2021
Zoran Jachev, Team Leader of the IPAK Project
11:00 - 11:15 Discussion on the Project work plan for the period 15.10 - 14.01.2021
Moderator: Johannes Hintzen, Programme Manager, Delegation of the EU
11:15 - onward Discussion on other issues, such as:
Moderator: Johannes Hintzen, Programme Manager, Delegation of the EU
- Presentation and discussion on the Proposal for the extension of the Project
- Other issues initiated by the members of the Project Steering Committee.
Conclusions from the meeting
Mr Bizel summarized the most important agreed items of the meeting:
- To ask APIK to provide an update on the situation with the adoption of the new ACS.
- Most interest of the participants for the extension of the project is dedicated to the
development of AC strategies at lower levels of the government and a Memorandum of
understanding related to the upgrade of APIK web site needs to be signed, which gives
the green light to extend the project in line with the proposed activities
- Project to send the List of Invitees and confirmed participants for the Conference to DEU
for review and amendment.
- Participants have the opportunity to submit their comments to the 7th Progress report
by 20th November after which the report will be considered adopted.
- The next meeting of the SC is planned for 9th of February (assuming that the project will
be extended).
- The project will upload produced outputs to the project web page and participants are
invited to visit the site and to republish through own channels.
- All future events of the project will be virtual, by default, due to the pandemic
circumstances.