§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the numbers, role and cost of European Union monitors in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
§ Mr. GoodladThere are 60 EU monitors in Bosnia, of whom five are British. Their primary role is to monitor political opinion, military capabilities, humanitarian aid supplies, human rights and the economic situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In 1994 the total budget for the EU monitoring mission in former Yugoslavia was D28 million or £11.6 million.
§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the objectives, time scale, staff and budget of the EU administration of the city of Mostar; and what plans there are for similar initiatives elsewhere in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
§ Mr. GoodladThe European Union was asked by the Bosnian-Croat and Muslim communities to administer the city of Mostar for two years, beginning July 1994. The EU's objective is to foster reconciliation and reunite the divided city. The EU administrator is Mr Hans Koschnik—German—who has a multi-national staff of experts to assist him, including several British nationals. This year's budget is 32 million ecu or £25 million. Next year's budget is still to be finalised.