RECONSTRUCTIION OF DIPLOMATIC-CONSULAR FACILITY MADRID
The Council of Ministers took the Ministry of Foreign Affairs-proposed decision on approving a multi-annual capital investment project – reconstruction and furbishing of a diplomatic-consular premises of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Madrid, estimated at total KM 3.600.000.
The funds were intended for reconstruction and furbishing of the facility for diplomatic-consular office in Madrid, of 1200 m2 surface (basement, ground floor and three floors), which belong to Bosnia and Herzegovina after succession of the ex-SFRY property, and which has disposed of it since 2014. As the building has not been reconstructed in previous year and due to water ingress on the damaged flat roof, damage was spotted at all floors.
The Council of Ministers of BIH, by securing resources for the reconstruction, confirms tis intention to put the facility in function, after the Spanish authorities warned officially the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of BIH that the facility has to be repaired as soon as possible.
The project will be financed under the” Purchase of Building for BIH Diplomatic-Consular Needs” special purpose programme of the Ministry of foreign Affairs un, and it will be implemented in time between 2026 and 2028.
By a successful implementation of the project, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would get tis own facility for accommodation of the Embassy of BOH and residence facility of Ambassador in Madrid, and conditions would be created for continuation of talks with representatives of other countries showing earlier their interest to rent a part of the facility for accommodation of their diplomatic-consular offices.
BIH PURCHASES FACILITY IN ROME FOR ACCOMODATION OF TWO DILOMATIC-CONSULAR OFFICES
The Council of Ministers of BIH took a decision, in the second round of vote to purchase of a facility for needs of accommodation of diplomatic-consular offices in Rome and Vatican, at 16, Via Lucilio, Rome, of total surface of 900 sq. m for EUR 2,500.000.
The session adopted a piece of information on procedures implemented and tasks completed of the Committee for purchase of a facility for accommodation of two diplomatic-consular offices of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Rome and Vatican, with a proposal of the best offer at 16, Via Lucilio.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of BIH should seek opinion on the draft sales contract from the Chief Attorney’s Office of BIH, while the Ambassador of Bih in Italy should sign the contract.
Previously, in the second round of vote, a decision was taken, upon the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ proposal, on amendments and supplements of the decision on approving the multi-annual capital project – purchase, adaptation and furbishing of facilities for diplomatic-consular offices of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Rome and Vatican.
The amended decision increased the total amount required for implementation of the multi-annual project from earlier KM 5,000,000 to KM 5,600,000.
Earlier planned funds proved to be insufficient for purchase of a single facility to accommodate two BIH offices, due to price rise at real estate market, costs of adaptation and furbishing, including increased agency, lawyer and notary services.
BASE SALARY LEVEL DEFIEND FOR BIH DIPLOMATIC-CONSULAR STAFF IN 2026
The Council of Ministers of BIH took the Ministry of Foreign Affairs-proposed decision on setting the level of base salary for staff in the diplomatic-consular offices of Bosnia and Herzegovina for 2026.
The proposal base salary was made based on data from the International United Nations Commission for Civil Service and it includes, among other things, published UN life costs and accommodation costs indexes.
The decision covers employees in the existing 53 diplomatic-consular offices and 10 representation offices, still in stage of development, and a starting point for calculation for New York is KM 1,850, instead KM 1,780. The starting point was increased for amount of increased base salary in Institutions of BIH in 2026 relevant to the year before.
The decision will be applied starting from January1 current year, pursuant to Article 7 of the Law on Salaries and Reimbursements in Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of BIH budgeted KM 22,736,000 for salaries of diplomatic-consular staff for 2026.
CONSENT TO APPOINTEMENT
Upon the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ proposal, a consent was given for appointment of Thierry Barnard Ghislain Jeanty to the post of Defence Attaché of the Swiss Confederation for Bosnia and Herzegovina, based in Belgrade.