Brčko Supervision – Press and Public Information

Principal Deputy High Representative and Brčko District Supervisor, Michael Scanlan, commended today the District Election Commission, polling stations members, and the people of Brčko District for the smooth and safe conduct of Sunday elections, particularly having in mind the challenging circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Principal Deputy High Representative and Brčko District Supervisor Michael Scanlan urges voters in the District to vote on November 15. “Your vote can ensure that Brčko is a fair and prosperous community for everyone. For this to happen, your vote should be for those who you believe will bring much-needed budget transparency, good governance reform [...]

The recent surge in COVID-19 cases serves as a stark reminder to all of the importance of strict adherence to epidemiological safety measures; it is the best way to ensure the public’s health and to mitigate COVID-19’s negative effect on the economy, the Principal Deputy High Representative and Brčko District Supervisor Michael Scanlan stated today [...]

Principal Deputy High Representative and Brčko District Supervisor Michael Scanlan commended Brčko Chief of Police Goran Pisić and District Chief Prosecutor Zekerija Mujkanović for their respective institutions’ efforts to identify and prosecute attempts of election fraud

Principal Deputy High Representative and Brčko District Supervisor Michael Scanlan applauded the adoption today of the Law on Associations and Foundations and the Law on the Rights of National Minorities in Brčko District.

Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Ambassador Kathleen Kavalec, and the Principal Deputy High Representative and Brčko District Supervisor, Michael Scanlan, concluded today their visit to Brčko District (BD). The focus of the visit was to discuss with local officials the steps they are taking to ensure that the voters of the [...]

The reform momentum of the last 18 months in the District needs to continue through the pre-election period as it is the best way for those elected to serve the public’s interest, the Principal Deputy High Representative and Brčko District Supervisor Michael Scanlan stated today.

Principal Deputy High Representative and Brčko District Supervisor Michael Scanlan welcomed the Assembly’s legislative steps yesterday to protect the fundamental rights of its citizens and improve the fiscal discipline and transparency of the expenditure of public funds.

We, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Office of the High Representative, Delegation of the European Union to BiH and EU Special Representative in BiH and US Embassy in BiH welcome and commend today’s unanimous adoption of the Law on Peaceful Assembly by the Brcko District Assembly.

Delivery on reform commitments within the existing deadlines, including cleaning-up the voter register list, and a strong response to any misuse of public funds for campaigning or other corrupt activities will help strengthen the integrity of the election process and enable an issues-based election campaign