MOSTAR, May 31 (Hina) - Two members of Mostar's EU Administration,
legal advisor Hans Birchler and head of the City Administration
Department Norbert Winterstein, are leaving their posts today, the
Administration told a press conference on Friday.
Birchler is going to take up the post of advisor with the OSCE
(Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) in Sarajevo,
while Winterstein is returning to Germany.
Speaking of the postponement of municipal elections in Mostar
for the 30th of June, Deputy Administrator Klaus Metscher warned
that the EU was pressed for time and would have to work quickly to
set up arrangements with host countries for Mostar refugees to vote
by absentee ballot.
He announced that Administrator Casado's amendment, submitted
to the Advisory Council yesterday, would probably be released
today. The amendment provides for the establishment of a special
commission to supervise absentee ballot.
Casado left for Sarajevo today to meet representatives of five
Opposition parties.
"It is in the interests of democracy to include as many small
parties as possible," Metscher said.
The European Union had agreed to finance the Mostar election
but it was not yet decided from what budget item funds would be
withdrawn.
"We are also ready to finance the transport of Mostar Serbs
who are refugees in Belgrade or eastern Herzegovina to vote in
Mostar," he said.
Asked whether a polling station would be opened in Belgrade,
Metscher said the European administration had not yet received a
request for the opening of such a station from a Serb
representative.
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