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Negotiations on Unemployment Insurance Agreement held with FR Germany
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04/26/2024
Representatives
of the Labour and Employment Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
participated in the negotiations
on the implementation of the Unemployment Insurance Agreement between
SFR Yugoslavia and FR Germany organised by the German Federal Employment
Agency on 22 and 23 April 2024 in Nuremberg, Germany. Bosnia and
Herzegovina inherited this Agreement from the former
SFR Yugoslavia by succession. The delegation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
consisted of representatives of the Labour and Employment Agency of
Bosnia and Herzegovina, FBiH Employment Service, RS Employment Service
and BD BiH Employment Service.
At
the start of negotiations, delegations exchanged the information on the
organisation of public employment
services in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Germany, relevant
legislation, responsibilities and the exercise of unemployment rights,
as well as the experience in the implementation of the Agreement to
date, which was followed by an intense discussion on
the implementation of the Agreement, the Administrative Arrangement for
the implementation of the Agreement and the Reimbursement Agreement.
The
participants thoroughly analysed all crucial articles of the Agreement
and the implementing acts, the reimbursement
procedure, the possibility of introducing the electronic data exchange
and the forms used in the implementation of the Agreement. They also
examined the contents of the Instruction on the rights and obligations
of workers returning from temporary work in Germany
to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
During
the two-day negotiations, held in a warm and friendly atmosphere, the
delegations reached consensus on
all key issues of the Agreement and designated the Agency as the liaison
body for the communication and the exchange of all documents relevant
for the implementation of the Agreement via a single e-mail address that
will be created for this purpose. It was
also concluded that the cooperation should continue through regular
meetings of liaison bodies of the signatory countries.