Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to B&H Olav Reinertsen said today in Sarajevo that free media and investigative journalism are one of the most important pillars for any democracy, including Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Ambassador Reinertsen, as a participant in the roundtable on "Fairplay Rules in Public Finances", organized by the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIN), said that in his country, a key role in ensuring free media and democracy falls on the government itself.
The ambassador stated that two documents prepared by C&N would be presented at the roundtable. The first is about the benefits and privileges of elected representatives in B&H, and the second is about employment in the civil service, public institutions and advisory positions.
-It is very important to look at the conclusions of these two studies, but also to follow the recommendations contained in these reports- said Ambassador Reinertsen.
An MP in the House of Representatives of the B&H Parliamentary Assembly Saša Magazinović, as one of the panelists, said that this was the first time that an NGO opened numerous controversial topics in this manner, "not in a way to widen the gap between the governmental and non-governmental sector, but to open a dialogue".
-Also, we have to pose a question whether advisors are needed in this scope and whether maybe assistant ministers should be the ones who will be politically appointed, then we do not need advisors at all. Do we elect directors of public companies at competitions to satisfy the form alone, and are the best ones really being selected- stated Magazinović.