The Deputy Head of the European Union Delegation to BiH, Dr. Renzo Daviddi, Ambassador of the Czech Republic in BiH, Tomáš Szunyog, and the British Embassy representative, Christine McNeill, visited Mrkonjic Grad on Wednesday, 13 November 2013.

This visit was an opportunity for Dr. Daviddi and diplomatic representatives of EU Member States accredited to BiH to discuss EU related issues with local authorities, to meet with civil society representatives and to visit an EU funded tourism project.

After meeting with the Mayor of Mrkonjic Grad, Divna Anicic, and Municipal Assembly Speaker, Milenko Milekic, Dr. Daviddi stated:

“We, in the EU, – as always – are making it a priority to travel around Bosnia and Herzegovina as much as possible to discuss EU integration in the communities. Of course, given the internal structure of BiH, the local community has an important role to play when it comes to the EU integration process. A very large proportion of EU laws and rules have to be implemented by local communities, or have a direct impact on them. As the local community is closest to citizens, it needs to build a “European dimension” to its work, to bring Europe closer to its citizens and to involve them in big EU issues by providing them with good information.”

Afterwards, Dr Daviddi and his colleagues met with representatives of the local youth centre and attended a presentation of the Grain Trade Route project as part of the cross-border cooperation funded by the EU. They also visited a historical site, the ZAVNOBIH house, as well as a local blacksmith workshop and local shoe factory.

To learn more about the Municipality of Mrkonjic Grad, click here

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