Citizens’ Assemblies in Banja Luka and Mostar ended after three weekends of deliberations. They each provided a platform for joint policy development and co-creative decision-making between local authorities and citizens.

The Mostar Assembly focused on how to make the city a more attractive and long-term-stay destination for visitors, while in Banja Luka 35 citizens debated on how to support youth entrepreneurship in the city.  Both produced a set of recommendations addressed to the respective local authorities.

The Congress will continue supporting the cities of Banja Luka and Mostar in the implementation of the recommendations produced by the Assemblies and the sustainability of such processes in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

These activities were organised in the framework of the project “Innovating democratic participation at local level in Bosnia and Herzegovina” implemented by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities within the Council of Europe Action Plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022-2025. The project aims to enhance the quality of local democracy and create opportunities for citizens to engage in innovative participatory processes in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It promotes new democratic approaches, open government, public ethics, transparent and inclusive local policy making in the country.

  Website of Mostar Citizens’ Assembly

  Website of Banja Luka Citizens’ Assembly

 Recommendation : the City of Banja Luka

 Recommendation : the City of Mostar