Amendment No. 1 | Doc. 14465 | 23 January 2018

The honouring of obligations and commitments by Bosnia and Herzegovina

Signatories: Ms Milica MARKOVIĆ, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FDG ; Mr Mladen BOSIĆ, Bosnia and Herzegovina, EPP/CD ; Ms Dubravka FILIPOVSKI, Serbia, FDG ; Ms Adele GAMBARO, Italy, FDG ; Ms Elvira KOVÁCS, Serbia, EPP/CD ; Ms Marija OBRADOVIĆ, Serbia, EPP/CD ; Mr Žarko OBRADOVIĆ, Serbia, SOC ; Mr Aleksandar ŠEŠELJ, Serbia, NR ; Mr Aleksandar STEVANOVIĆ, Serbia, ALDE ; Ms Aleksandra TOMIĆ, Serbia, EPP/CD

Origin - 2018 - First part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 14, delete the following words:

“(such as the requirement of Entity voting, a double qualified majority needed for the adoption of all decisions, or the invocation of the Vital National Interest protection clause)”

Explanatory note

Entity voting is not an obstacle to legislative reform, but it is a constitutional issue. Changing the requirement would mean changing the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Entity voting protects the vital position of each of the peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina: the procedure is used by Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats alike.