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Case Description
Complaint
The case concerns involuntary resettlement issues related to the Banja Luka – Doboj Motorway in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
EIB-CM Action
The EIB Complaints Mechanism Division (EIB-CM) carried out its initial assessment and issued its initial assessment report. Therein, the EIB-CM decided to carry out a compliance review of the related allegation.
The EIB-CM completed its compliance review process based on the collected and analysed information and proceeded to issue its conclusions report. The EIB-CM decided to address cases SG/E/2019/06, SG/E/2021/05, SG/E/2021/06 and SG/E/2021/07 in one conclusions report because of the similarities of the allegations in the four cases and the overlaps between them.
Conclusions
The EIB-CM found that the project-applicable standards were not fully complied with in relation to the involuntary resettlement.
The EIB-CM also found that the EIB has not fully carried out its role as required in relation to the involuntary resettlement. As of November 2022, the EIB intensified its monitoring in order to address the outstanding issues.
Outcome
The EIB-CM recommended to the EIB to:
1. Agree on corrective actions with the promoter to improve project’s impact on the local communities.
2. Monitor the implementation of the above point until its completion.